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Loading... They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions (1989)by Paul F. Boller, Jr., John George (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The authors detail a long list of quotes attributed to famous individuals, but which were never spoken by those individuals, or which are commonly taken out of context. A good reference for anyone trying to determine if attribution on a quote is accurate; however, because the world of quote creation is a constantly churning one, there are going to be any number of false quotes that have not been included in this book, partially because they were made up too recently. The mere failure of a quote to be included in this collection, therefore, should not be taken as indicative that it is, in fact, accurate. In addition ,the authors make no claim to being exhaustive. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Abraham Lincoln never said, ""You cannot fool all the people all the time."" Thomas Jefferson never said, ""That government is best which governs least."" And Horace Greeley never said, ""Go west, young man."" In They Never Said It, Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George examine hundreds of misquotations, incorrect attributions, and blatant fabrications, outlining the origins of the quotes and revealing why we should consign them to the historical trashcan. Many of the misquotes are quite harmless. Some are inadvertent misquotes that have become popular (Shakespeare actually said, ""The best part No library descriptions found. |
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