what did Washington mean when he wrote that the maxim "honesty is the best policy" should be applied to foreign relations?

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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Farewell Address to the People of the United States Read more at http://www.notable-quotes.com/w/washington_george.html#GP3pWmWTgb0RK2Iv.99 Our current crop of politicians seem to a hard time telling us the truth all them time. Washington is advocating honesty for all our leaders.