Bok identifies two types of lies that I agree to. One of these lies is known as the “white lie”. The white lie should be a lie clearly particular as such. White lies should be difficult to be mistaken for truth.

The second lie Bok identifies is permissible lying that occurs during the early evaluation stages of a public emergency. It is not justifiable to lie in order to prevent a public panic. I must say that the public usually ignores gover

Bok suggests several times that there may be conditions in which lying is necessary. She gives no good examples, which testifies to the obscurity and rarity of such a condition. Normally I avoid absolutes and would say there might be, however, in this case I believe that there are no good circumstances but I am willing to be shown an example that would somehow change my mind. I do not believe that public good justifies lying because there is a more adequate option to lying. This excludes white lies and almost distinctive instantaneously revealed emergency lies.

I think that the U-2 example used by Bok is a weak example of mitigating a temporary emergency lie. Our government would not have had to lie about Powers being shot down had they not already decided to lie about the

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