is "a lie, is a lie, is a lie"?
how about under circumstances?
ie. say...prior to ww2. you saw a jewish person run in one direction. nazi comes and asks you if you saw a jew. what would you say?
ie. the classic: woman comes out of the dressing room and asks her hubby if her dress is pretty. to the husband, its ugly - really ugly. however, she seems to like it. what should he say?
i guess a lot of it depends on morals.