[lit-ideas] "The Best Police is Honest" (Was: "Honesty Is The Best Policy")
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:23:45 EDT
In a message dated 10/13/2004 8:12:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Cervantes said 'Honesty's the best policy' [_Don Quixote_ (pt. II, ch.
XXXIII)
Benjamin Franklin, who is often credited as having said it first, was either
borrowing from Cervantes, or hit upon it independently (it really isn't that
profound a saying).
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Exactly. Much more profound is:
"The best coppers are honest persons" -- who said that?
Cheers,
JL
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