02070cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000480011324500470016126400510020830000470025933600260030633700260033233800360035850000310039450801200042552010870054553400450163265300310167785600430170899900170175110591UtSlPG20260610133244.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBJ1 aTrumbull, H. Clayq(Henry Clay),d1830-190312aA Lie Never Justifiable: A Study in Ethics 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-01-01  aE-text prepared by Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"A Lie Never Justifiable: A Study in Ethics" by H. Clay Trumbull is a philosophical work written in the late 19th century. This study delves into the ethical implications of lying, posing the central question of whether any circumstance could ever justify a lie. Trumbull draws on personal experiences, historical perspectives, and religious teachings to assert that lying is fundamentally contrary to divine principles and morality.  The opening of the text introduces Trumbull's personal journey that activates his inquiry into the nature of truth and lies. He recounts being a prisoner of war, where the dilemma of potentially lying to escape became a profound ethical conflict. Throughout his narrative, he reflects on discussions with fellow officers, analyzing arguments about the so-called "lie of necessity" in war. Through these reflections, he firmly concludes that regardless of situational pressures, lying is inherently wrong, thus establishing a strong moral stance that informs the rest of the book's discourse on ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aTruthfulness and falsehood40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10591  c52051d52051