25 of the Most Destructive Lies in Human History
‘I won’t invade Czechoslovakia’
We’re told when we’re children that we should never lie. It’s a nice thought, but in practice, navigating life requires constant fudging of the truth. In fact, forget other people, it would be pretty hard to trudge through the bog of existence without being able to believably lie to yourself.
When those are little lies that don’t hurt anyone and possibly help, like telling your friend you love his band? No harm, no foul. When those lies address things like international nuclear incidents? I think world leaders and citizens would much prefer the straight dope.
For examples of the latter, here are some of the most destructive lies in history, according to Reddit…
