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Meaning of the phrase below
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"The mayor of Bamako, who witnessed the event, called the burning of the manuscripts "a crime against world cultural heritage." And he was right -- or he would have been, if it weren't for the fact that he was also lying."
I don't understand the meaning of the phrase "or he would have been, if it weren't for the fact that he was also lying."
Please help me to explain it. Thank you so much.
"The mayor of Bamako, who witnessed the event, called the burning of the manuscripts "a crime against world cultural heritage." And he was right -- or he would have been, if it weren't for the fact that he was also lying."
I don't understand the meaning of the phrase "or he would have been, if it weren't for the fact that he was also lying."
Please help me to explain it. Thank you so much.
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He would have been right if he hadn't been lying. Because he was lying, he wasn't actually right.
- He would have been right if he hadn't been lying.
- Because he was lying, he wasn't actually right.
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He would have been right if he hadn't been lying. Because he was lying, he wasn't actually right.
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