Phrases with «noble lie»

(Peter sent me this link in an admirable act of shameless self - promotion, and the only noble lie he'll admit to is that the handsome picture of him isn't so recent.) (firstthings.com)
Clever obfuscation, clever statistics, maybe noble lying? (wattsupwiththat.com)
He does not go so far as to say that religion is a noble lie, but he is prepared to acknowledge that it is a useful lie. (firstthings.com)
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