George Washington I’m sure some of you know him as the altruistic clubbing
know him as the altruistic clubbing
know him as the altruistic clubbing founding father and I also know that
founding father and I also know that
founding father and I also know that many of you know him as a British trader
many of you know him as a British trader
many of you know him as a British trader in fact and a huge military failure and
in fact and a huge military failure and
in fact and a huge military failure and that shining image of Washington that we
that shining image of Washington that we
that shining image of Washington that we all see today a results of centuries of
all see today a results of centuries of
all see today a results of centuries of idealized whitewashed history and while
idealized whitewashed history and while
idealized whitewashed history and while that is arguably true there was also a
that is arguably true there was also a
that is arguably true there was also a deception campaign at his time to
deception campaign at his time to
deception campaign at his time to idealize him to lie about his failures
idealize him to lie about his failures
idealize him to lie about his failures and so when is it okay for our leaders
and so when is it okay for our leaders
and so when is it okay for our leaders to lie to us to lie to their public or
to lie to us to lie to their public or
to lie to us to lie to their public or is it even okay and before we go any
is it even okay and before we go any
is it even okay and before we go any deeper into this topic of truth and
deeper into this topic of truth and
deeper into this topic of truth and lying I think it’s important to define a
lying I think it’s important to define a
lying I think it’s important to define a few key terms lying as defined in why
few key terms lying as defined in why
few key terms lying as defined in why leaders lie is really a sub term of the
leaders lie is really a sub term of the
leaders lie is really a sub term of the word deception the other two key terms
word deception the other two key terms
word deception the other two key terms being spinning and concealment spinning
being spinning and concealment spinning
being spinning and concealment spinning is simply shining a certain light on a
is simply shining a certain light on a
is simply shining a certain light on a particular issue manipulating diction
particular issue manipulating diction
particular issue manipulating diction twisting facts concealment is fairly
twisting facts concealment is fairly
twisting facts concealment is fairly self-explanatory concealing certain key
self-explanatory concealing certain key
self-explanatory concealing certain key facts that would otherwise reveal a
facts that would otherwise reveal a
facts that would otherwise reveal a whole or truth and the two of these
whole or truth and the two of these
whole or truth and the two of these forms a deception I’ve really become
forms a deception I’ve really become
forms a deception I’ve really become accepted into society I’ve become
accepted into society I’ve become
accepted into society I’ve become integral in our court systems our
integral in our court systems our
integral in our court systems our resumes our job interviews or simply
resumes our job interviews or simply
resumes our job interviews or simply telling a good story but lying is a
telling a good story but lying is a
telling a good story but lying is a little different because unlike the
little different because unlike the
little different because unlike the other two there is absolutely no truth
other two there is absolutely no truth
other two there is absolutely no truth in a lie and the book had broken it down
in a lie and the book had broken it down
in a lie and the book had broken it down even further into selfish lies lies that
even further into selfish lies lies that
even further into selfish lies lies that benefit in individual and strategic lies
benefit in individual and strategic lies
benefit in individual and strategic lies lies that benefit an entire nation or in
lies that benefit an entire nation or in
lies that benefit an entire nation or in some cases world and when I talk about
some cases world and when I talk about
some cases world and when I talk about strategic lies I’m it’s strictly
strategic lies I’m it’s strictly
strategic lies I’m it’s strictly international politics
international politics
international politics and so within strategic lies or
and so within strategic lies or
and so within strategic lies or interstate lies where a leader will lie
interstate lies where a leader will lie
interstate lies where a leader will lie to another leader or foreign audience
to another leader or foreign audience
to another leader or foreign audience and domestic lies where the leader will
and domestic lies where the leader will
and domestic lies where the leader will I to his own people or international
I to his own people or international
I to his own people or international issues and to put international lying
issues and to put international lying
issues and to put international lying and to scale into perspective of a
and to scale into perspective of a
and to scale into perspective of a leader imagine if you were the leader of
leader imagine if you were the leader of
leader imagine if you were the leader of the United States and say your national
the United States and say your national
the United States and say your national security was threatened by no other than
security was threatened by no other than
security was threatened by no other than Kim Jong hoon it’s plausible right would
Kim Jong hoon it’s plausible right would
Kim Jong hoon it’s plausible right would you lie to him for your citizens the
you lie to him for your citizens the
you lie to him for your citizens the protection of their citizens or better
protection of their citizens or better
protection of their citizens or better question would you lie to your own
question would you lie to your own
question would you lie to your own citizens for their safety for your
citizens for their safety for your
citizens for their safety for your democracy and the answer is obviously
democracy and the answer is obviously
democracy and the answer is obviously subjective and usually far less extreme
subjective and usually far less extreme
subjective and usually far less extreme but the point is is that so many times
but the point is is that so many times
but the point is is that so many times we the public only see the lie that the
we the public only see the lie that the
we the public only see the lie that the leaders present that we don’t see the
leaders present that we don’t see the
leaders present that we don’t see the all the darkness all the truth behind
all the darkness all the truth behind
all the darkness all the truth behind the lie the reasoning one of the most
the lie the reasoning one of the most
the lie the reasoning one of the most famous interstate lies or a leader
famous interstate lies or a leader
famous interstate lies or a leader bolide to another reader occurred during
bolide to another reader occurred during
bolide to another reader occurred during the peak of the Cold War for a while now
the peak of the Cold War for a while now
the peak of the Cold War for a while now the u.s. we’ve had our Jupiter missiles
the u.s. we’ve had our Jupiter missiles
the u.s. we’ve had our Jupiter missiles in Turkey pointed at the Soviets and
in Turkey pointed at the Soviets and
in Turkey pointed at the Soviets and just recently the Soviets put their own
just recently the Soviets put their own
just recently the Soviets put their own missiles in Turkey but I mean Cuba
missiles in Turkey but I mean Cuba
missiles in Turkey but I mean Cuba that’s starting the cuban missile crisis
that’s starting the cuban missile crisis
that’s starting the cuban missile crisis and the deal went that the US and the
and the deal went that the US and the
and the deal went that the US and the Soviets would remove our respective
Soviets would remove our respective
Soviets would remove our respective missiles from our respective countries
missiles from our respective countries
missiles from our respective countries fair right but it really gave the US the
fair right but it really gave the US the
fair right but it really gave the US the edge what made us come out ahead rested
edge what made us come out ahead rested
edge what made us come out ahead rested on two key lies one Kennedy he had
on two key lies one Kennedy he had
on two key lies one Kennedy he had always wanted to remove the missiles
always wanted to remove the missiles
always wanted to remove the missiles from Turkey even before the crisis but
from Turkey even before the crisis but
from Turkey even before the crisis but wisely lied about that fact giving us
wisely lied about that fact giving us
wisely lied about that fact giving us the leverage needed to conduct the deal
the leverage needed to conduct the deal
the leverage needed to conduct the deal and to Kennedy and the US we denied
and to Kennedy and the US we denied
and to Kennedy and the US we denied removing our missiles from Turkey
removing our missiles from Turkey
removing our missiles from Turkey altogether you lied to you
altogether you lied to you
altogether you lied to you up and the entire international
up and the entire international
up and the entire international community including our own citizens and
community including our own citizens and
community including our own citizens and this was obviously not out of
this was obviously not out of
this was obviously not out of selfishness or corruption it was
selfishness or corruption it was
selfishness or corruption it was preserving our nationalism weakening the
preserving our nationalism weakening the
preserving our nationalism weakening the nationalism of the Soviets providing
nationalism of the Soviets providing
nationalism of the Soviets providing some mass panic I’m maintaining our
some mass panic I’m maintaining our
some mass panic I’m maintaining our alliance with Western Europe and so we
alliance with Western Europe and so we
alliance with Western Europe and so we can all see the huge benefits of
can all see the huge benefits of
can all see the huge benefits of Interstate line and how crucial it
Interstate line and how crucial it
Interstate line and how crucial it really is to a nation survival now on
really is to a nation survival now on
really is to a nation survival now on the other side of the spectrum we have
the other side of the spectrum we have
the other side of the spectrum we have domestic line where a leader will lie to
domestic line where a leader will lie to
domestic line where a leader will lie to his own people and this certainly has
his own people and this certainly has
his own people and this certainly has its benefits as well but there are often
its benefits as well but there are often
its benefits as well but there are often far more drawbacks in the Iraq war the
far more drawbacks in the Iraq war the
far more drawbacks in the Iraq war the two key reasons for going was one Saddam
two key reasons for going was one Saddam
two key reasons for going was one Saddam Hussein was the ruthless dictator of
Hussein was the ruthless dictator of
Hussein was the ruthless dictator of Iraq that and controlled a huge
Iraq that and controlled a huge
Iraq that and controlled a huge percentage of the world’s oil and the
percentage of the world’s oil and the
percentage of the world’s oil and the thinking was was that if we couldn’t do
thinking was was that if we couldn’t do
thinking was was that if we couldn’t do business with him he in a way is
business with him he in a way is
business with him he in a way is obstructing our capitalism and two if we
obstructing our capitalism and two if we
obstructing our capitalism and two if we could remove him from power we could
could remove him from power we could
could remove him from power we could start our own democracy there we could
start our own democracy there we could
start our own democracy there we could have a powerful ally in this region of
have a powerful ally in this region of
have a powerful ally in this region of constant turmoil and hopefully bring
constant turmoil and hopefully bring
constant turmoil and hopefully bring peace in the world but in any case the
peace in the world but in any case the
peace in the world but in any case the American public didn’t want to go to war
American public didn’t want to go to war
American public didn’t want to go to war I was extremely expensive it was very
I was extremely expensive it was very
I was extremely expensive it was very far away and people didn’t feel the
far away and people didn’t feel the
far away and people didn’t feel the dangers he posed in our everyday lives
dangers he posed in our everyday lives
dangers he posed in our everyday lives and so the Bush administration they lied
and so the Bush administration they lied
and so the Bush administration they lied to us he said Saddam Hussein possessed
to us he said Saddam Hussein possessed
to us he said Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction which we
weapons of mass destruction which we
weapons of mass destruction which we know now to be false and also was linked
know now to be false and also was linked
know now to be false and also was linked to the 911 attacks that he was harboring
to the 911 attacks that he was harboring
to the 911 attacks that he was harboring Osama bin Laden which we know to be
Osama bin Laden which we know to be
Osama bin Laden which we know to be false up today as well he did get the
false up today as well he did get the
false up today as well he did get the war he wanted unfortunately didn’t end
war he wanted unfortunately didn’t end
war he wanted unfortunately didn’t end the way he wanted and since
the way he wanted and since
the way he wanted and since and bush and the rack war has often been
and bush and the rack war has often been
and bush and the rack war has often been linked to corruption and selfishness and
linked to corruption and selfishness and
linked to corruption and selfishness and while many argue that if he had been
while many argue that if he had been
while many argue that if he had been more transparent with his actions we
more transparent with his actions we
more transparent with his actions we would have avoided this entire mess we
would have avoided this entire mess we
would have avoided this entire mess we would have saved hundreds of lives and
would have saved hundreds of lives and
would have saved hundreds of lives and years of spending but at the same time
years of spending but at the same time
years of spending but at the same time he was the leader that we chose that
he was the leader that we chose that
he was the leader that we chose that knew these issues the best and who knows
knew these issues the best and who knows
knew these issues the best and who knows what the consequences would have been if
what the consequences would have been if
what the consequences would have been if we hadn’t gone to war if he hadn’t lied
we hadn’t gone to war if he hadn’t lied
we hadn’t gone to war if he hadn’t lied to us because many historians argue that
to us because many historians argue that
to us because many historians argue that we wouldn’t even be a nation if our
we wouldn’t even be a nation if our
we wouldn’t even be a nation if our leaders hadn’t lied to us that if George
leaders hadn’t lied to us that if George
leaders hadn’t lied to us that if George Washington hadn’t created this image of
Washington hadn’t created this image of
Washington hadn’t created this image of him people would never have trusted his
him people would never have trusted his
him people would never have trusted his leadership during the revolution people
leadership during the revolution people
leadership during the revolution people needed to have faith in his judgment and
needed to have faith in his judgment and
needed to have faith in his judgment and so we can kind of see here that the
so we can kind of see here that the
so we can kind of see here that the result of the lie really defines how we
result of the lie really defines how we
result of the lie really defines how we see the lie because no one really talks
see the lie because no one really talks
see the lie because no one really talks about how Washington created that image
about how Washington created that image
about how Washington created that image of himself and so this reintroduces the
of himself and so this reintroduces the
of himself and so this reintroduces the question of when is it okay for leaders
question of when is it okay for leaders
question of when is it okay for leaders to lie because I do think that a leaders
to lie because I do think that a leaders
to lie because I do think that a leaders should be held accountable for their
should be held accountable for their
should be held accountable for their actions that they know are the issues
actions that they know are the issues
actions that they know are the issues the best and they should inform us but
the best and they should inform us but
the best and they should inform us but most of the time that’s simply not
most of the time that’s simply not
most of the time that’s simply not possible and so if we as citizens don’t
possible and so if we as citizens don’t
possible and so if we as citizens don’t seek that truth then we must accept a
seek that truth then we must accept a
seek that truth then we must accept a leader that is willing to lie that
leader that is willing to lie that
leader that is willing to lie that understands the darkness and can make it
understands the darkness and can make it
understands the darkness and can make it clearer than truth for the rest of us
clearer than truth for the rest of us
clearer than truth for the rest of us thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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