Victor Davis HansonThe Daily CallerIn a controversial passage in Plato’s “Republic,” Socrates introduced the idea of the “noble lie” (“gennaios pseudos”).A majestic fiction, he says, could sometimes serve society by persuading uninformed citizens of something good for them.Ever since, many prevaricators have used the excuse that they lied for the common good.Take Dr. Anthony Fauci, our point man on the COVID-19 epidemic.Fauci misled the country about mask-wearing during the pandemic by claiming they were of little use. But he argued that he lied so the public would not make a run on masks, deplete the supply, and thus rob medical professionals of protective equipment.Fauci also told “noble” lies about the likely percentage of the public needing
