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title: "A railroad is like a lie – you have to keep building to it to make it stand.\" - Mark Twain, 1867"
description: "Source: zerohedge"
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# [A railroad is like a lie – you have to keep building to it to make it stand." - Mark Twain, 1867](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/a-railroad-is-like-a-lie-you-have-to-keep-building-to-it-to-make-it-stand.-mark-twain-1867)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Oct 16, 2026, 3:55:07 PM

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