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All Cretans are liars.
~ Logical Paradox, Philosophy [19579]

Known as the Epimenides Paradox, the phrase stems from a Cretan philosopher who first uttered the statement. The contradiction in logic has been the subject of scholastic discussion for centuries.

Today it is often used to point out, or ridicule, any apparent contradiction in logic.