Sissela Bok, in her book Lying ​ — Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, observes: “In law and in journalism, in government and in the social sciences, deception is taken for granted when it is felt to be excusable by those who tell the lies and who tend also to make the rules. ”
Sissela Bok märgib oma raamatus Lying — Moral Choice in Public and Private Life: „Õigusteaduses ja ajakirjanduses, valitsuses ja sotsiaalteadustes peetakse petmist endastmõistetavaks, kui see on vabandatav valetajate endi meelest, kes ka sageli reegleid kehtestavad. ”