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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 10 Feb 2013

    There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.

    11:58 AM - 10 Feb 2013
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      1. M!KEY‏ @mikeyanderson 10 Feb 2013
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        “@neiltyson: There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.”

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      1. Dorian Taylor‏ @doriantaylor 10 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Corollary: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”—Sinclair

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      2. Frankohnstein‏ @Koh_Biet 10 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Incorrect. You forgot resumes and the age field on eharmony.

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      3. Snapai@dragon.style  🌹 on Mastodon‏ @Snapai 10 Feb 2013
        Replying to @Koh_Biet

        @neiltyson @Koh_Biet Pretty sure those are the same category. The truth may punish you relative to the reward the lie gets you.

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      1. Chuckles‏ @ChuckieScarbery 5 Dec 2013
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        “@neiltyson: There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.”

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      1. Marco Niese‏ @marconiese 10 Feb 2013
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        BREAKING @neiltyson discovers previously unknown force #NobelPrize

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 6 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/300695353492111360 …

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      1. wavebreaks‏ @guitarsandpens 25 Jun 2013
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        @neiltyson and that's why Snowden and Manning are heroes.

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      1. Anthony ‏ @Abatissa 27 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Neil degrasse tyson,You seem to like the same guys as me, But, I have not received an answer from him, U tell me what QASAR is?.

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      1. Maria‏ @flautista79 15 Feb 2013
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        “@neiltyson: There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.” Indeed.

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      1. KC BIGGS™‏ @KCBIGGS 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I hope to meet you someday. Pure genius.

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      1. Sid Sharma‏ @imsidsharma 14 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Socrates, Galileo, perhaps Jesus 😜

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      1. Pat Becker‏ @patpbecker 13 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Can you be any cooler? Astrophysicists rule. I mean I guess they do. Have about zero idea what they do.

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      1. FOODSERVICE‏ @MirorBCipher 13 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson

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      1. Carlos Ñ‏ @solrac2k 13 Feb 2013
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        So true RT“@neiltyson: There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.”

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      1. MunzBharde‏ @MunzBharde 13 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson On the flip side, There's no greater force to make someone tell the truth than the threat of punishment for having lied.

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      1. Maru Beltran‏ @maru_beltran 12 Feb 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: There's no greater force to make someone lie than the threat of punishment for having told the truth.

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      1. Crouch1st‏ @crouch1st 12 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson heard about you this past year but finally got into some of your videos an I'm on a mission to watch everything you're on now

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