Lying Chapter 4 - Olena's

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Chapter Preface
“What harm would it do, if a man told a good strong lie
for the sake of the good and for the Christian church [
…] a lie out of necessity, a useful lie, a helpful lie, such lies
would not be against God, he would accept them.”
Martin Luther
Falsehood, take it by itself, consider it as not being
accompanied by any other material circumstances, nor
therefore productive of any material effects, can never,
upon the principle of utility, constitute any offense at all.
Combined with other circumstances, there is scarce any
sort of pernicious effect which it may not be instrumental
in producing. Jeremy Bentham