--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > But, as Winston Churchill said, "There are three kinds > > > of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." Believe > > > the lie you prefer. > > > > ********************* > > > > I prefer the fact that Disraeli said this: > > > > "The British ex-Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli said "There are > > three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics" (popularized by > > Mark Twain in the U.S.). This does not mean that statistics are > > worthless, but that they can be interpreted and manipulated to > > support very different arguments." > > > > http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y204/m06/abu0121/s04 > > Ha ha. I thought the source of the quote seemed off.
Mea culpa. But then, Churchill, being what he was, probably stole the line from time to time without crediting Disraeli. :-) To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
