RE: Jaf194818 Apr 2019 21:30
Besides, it is almost impossible for people who live in institutions not to tell lies, since an institution works best if none of the inmates tells the truth. Honesty creates bureaucratic snarls and opens questions — the end of a chain of open questions is the revolutionary question, “By what right does this institution stand and govern?” Lies, on the other hand, reflect the bureaucratic need for certain answers. “How do you feel today, Inmate? — I feel fine, sir.”
Marilyn.a biography....norman mailer