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Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckle
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"Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully"

- Graham Greene

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This quote by Graham Greene recommends that champagne can be a much better tool than a lie detector for finding the reality. Greene suggests that champagne can make an individual more open and going to share details, while a lie detector can make an individual more likely to lie. He recommends that champagne can assist to develop an atmosphere of openness and honesty, while a lie detector can create an environment of suspicion and mistrust. This quote indicates that in order to get to the reality, it is much better to produce an environment of openness and trust, instead of among suspicion and mistrust. By utilizing champagne, a person can be more likely to be sincere and open, and therefore most likely to expose the truth.
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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Graham Greene between October 2, 1904 and April 3, 1991. He/she was a famous Playwright from United Kingdom, the quote is categorized under the topic Technology. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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