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Lying can be use to do good things I suppose everyone who tells little white lies, quite often they’re necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt.Everyone lies in one point of their life, even if you think it ok or not.Lying is saying something that's not true to cover up what you did or what someone else did. Lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others and if it creates more positive results than a negative one. First,lying can help protect the feelings of others.For example in the article,”The U.S. Political Campaign,” by Time Magazine it states that”The couple who leaves early,saying the babysitter has a curfew would not be thanked by the hostess if the truth were told:
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