Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Charles Edward Montague Quote “A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie.” ~ Charles Edward Montague (1867-1928) English journalist, writerDisenchantment, 1922 Character , Courage , Honesty , Integrity , Responsibility Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 2/17/12 A whole lot of truth there. It is a shame, and to We The People's detriment, that those who have replaced the once free individual sovereign's representatives (with priestly patrons of the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land) will not avail themselves of such a strange and beautiful rapture. Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 2/17/12 Reply E Archer, NYC 2/17/12 Beautiful. The real issue in America is not our corrupt government, it is the lack of honor and integrity of the American people. When we can start facing hard truths, we can begin to face hard 'scrapes' which are better than postponing an inevitable bigger scrape. Let the debt bomb blow -- no more borrowing, no more interest payments -- just stop it right now and let the chips fall where they may. We will not only survive and pull through this, we will prosper like never before without a needle in our arm. Everything we produce now goes to pay the interest on our ever-growing debt. Enough. Reply Ronw13, Oregon 12/16/19 WWG1WGA to MAGA to KAG Reply jim k, Austin 12/16/19 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Charles Edward Montague quote is found in these categories: Character quotes Courage quotes Honesty quotes Integrity quotes Responsibility quotes About Charles Edward Montague Bio of Charles Edward Montague Quotations by Charles Edward Montague Books by/about Charles Edward Montague Charles Edward Montague videos Charles Edward Montague on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Charles Edward Montague