I cannot tell a lie

1. Words George Washington spoke as a boy, according to a biographer of Washington. (See Washington and the cherry tree.)

Example Sentences

“Bill is like the George Washington of people — you know, ‘I cannot tell a lie,’ that type of thing,” said Errol Stewart, a Maine watchmaker who has known Anderson for about 40 years.

From Los Angeles Times

In keeping with the President’s Day theme, I cannot tell a lie.

From Los Angeles Times

I cannot tell a lie: When I put on that coat, I was the father of our country.

From Washington Post

Channeling George Washington, Donald Trump, who has reportedly made 18,000 false or misleading claims in 1,170 days, recently proclaimed: “I cannot tell a lie.”

From The Guardian

Trump just said "I cannot tell a lie."

From Salon