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Importance of a Definition.—Lie Positive, and Lie Negative.—Speech

and Act.—Element of Intention.—Concealment Justifiable, and

Concealment Unjustifiable.—Witness in Court.—Concealment that is

Right.—Concealment that is Sinful.—First Duty of Fallen Man.—Brutal

Frankness.—Indecent Exposure of Personal Opinion.—Lie Never

Tolerable as Means of Concealing.—False Leg or Eye.—Duty of

Disclosure Conditioned on Relations to Others.—Deception Purposed,

and Resultant Deception.—Limits of Responsibility for Results of

Action.—Surgeon Refusing to Leave Patient.—Father with Drowning

Child.—Mother and Wife Choosing.—Others Self-Deceived concerning

Us.—Facial Expression.—"A Blind Patch."—Broken Vase.—Closed

Shutters in Midsummer.—Opened Shutters.—Absent Man's Hat in

Front Hall.—When Concealment is Proper.—When Concealment is

Wrong.—Contagious Diseases.—Selling a Horse or Cow.—Covering

Pit.—Wearing Wig.—God's Method with Man.—Delicate Distinction.—

Truthful Statements Resulting in False Impressions.—Concealing

Family Trouble.—Physician and Inquiring Patient.—Illustrations

Explain Principle, not Define it.