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From: elb@hou5e.UUCP (Ellen Bart)
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Subject: Re: Menagerie
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 08:28:12 EST
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Since this has come up again, I'll post this to the net instead of
sending mail,

Spock is questioned about lying in the Enterprise Incident by the
Romulan Commander.  She asks him whether it is a myth that Vulcans
cannot lie.  Spock replies that it is no myth.  Later when it is
clear he *has* lied, she questions him again. 

Spock explained that ideally Vulcans don't lie, but that contact
with other races has shown that blindly telling the truth could
not work.  He says such lies are what Earthmen call "white lies"
and they are sometimes necessary to perserve the peace.

ellen bart