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I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.

I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.

George Washington
Lying, Cutting, Tree

I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.

George Washington
Hate, Lying, Imagination
George Washington (1855). “Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious”, p.311

Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet.

George Washington
Father, Lying, Littles
Attributed by Mark Twain in 'Mark Twain as George Washington'. Another version is: I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet. Weems 'Washington' (Fifth ed. 1806)

In the composition of the human frame there is a good deal of inflammable matter, however dormant it may lie for a time.

George Washington
Lying, May, Matter
George Washington (1860). “Recollections and private memoirs of Washington by his adopted son George Washington with a memoir of the author by his daughter; and illustrative and explanatory notes by Benson J. Loosing: With illustrations”, p.42