The Purpose of Adherence to Truth

If you're going to lie to be kind to people with dementia, why not lie to everybody? I mean, my gosh, there's always nice things you could say to someone that are completely untrue. But should we do it all the time? Should there not be some point at which you try to be honest rather than kind at every point? If there isn't, what is the purpose of our adherence to truth?

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