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==Consequences== The potential consequences of lying are manifold; some in particular are worth considering. Typically lies aim to [[Deception|deceive]], so the hearer may acquire a false belief (or at least something that the speaker ''believes'' to be false). When deception is unsuccessful, a lie may be discovered. The discovery of a lie may discredit other statements by the same speaker, thereby staining that speaker's reputation. In some circumstances, it may also negatively affect the social or legal standing of the speaker. Lying in a court of law, for instance, is a criminal offense ([[perjury]]).<ref>Timasheff, Nicholas Sergeyevitch. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4R4uDwAAQBAJ&dq=lie+legal+sanctions&pg=PT213 "An Introduction to the Sociology of Law."] ''Google Books''. 7 December 2017.</ref> [[Hannah Arendt]] spoke about extraordinary cases in which an entire society is being lied to consistently. She said that the consequences of such lying are "not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie{{snd}}a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days{{snd}}but you get a great number of lies, depending on how the political wind blows."<ref>Arendt, Hannah. [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1978/10/26/hannah-arendt-from-an-interview/ "Hannah Arendt: From an Interview."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201054920/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1978/10/26/hannah-arendt-from-an-interview/ |date=1 December 2017 }} ''The New York Review of Books''. 26 October 1978 issue. 30 November 2017.</ref>
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