THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, September 1, 1995              TAG: 9509010018
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A16  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

LIES

Your editorial concerning lying (``Destructive to all,'' Aug. 27) brought to mind a truism I heard many years ago: The tools of the devil are many, and the handle which fits them all is the lie.

JOSEPH W. HOFFMAN

Norfolk, Aug. 28, 1995 by CNB