Children's lies are therefore entirely the work of their teachers, and to teach them to speak the truth is nothing less than to teach them the art of… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Children's lies are therefore entirely the work of their teachers, and to teach them to speak the truth is nothing less than to teach them the art of lying. In your zeal to rule, control, and teach them, you never find sufficient means at your disposal. You wish to gain fresh influence over their minds by baseless maxims, by unreasonable precepts; and you would rather they knew their lessons and told lies, than leave them ignorant and truthful.