Quotation by

George Bernard Shaw

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

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George Bernard Shaw is saying that we need to create a fair and truthful society before we can genuinely teach children that being honest is the right choice. Without an honest world, telling children that honesty is best would be misleading or unrealistic.

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