On the Decay of the Art of Lying

'On the Decay of the Art of Lying'' - is a work by American writer Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), from whose creative work «all modern American literature comes from». The humorous essay « On the Decay of the Art of Lying» (1896) is about the fact that in any way the lie cannot fade away, because it the same as the virtue, as the principle and enjoyment, as the joy and the refuge in need is eternal.