Can you break the five precepts (except for lying) if the need arises?

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                          I have come across someone stating that you can break any of the five precepts with exception of lying if the need may arise. Is this true? In Theravada Buddhism.
                        

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Nov 30, 2022, 11:31 AM
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Can you break the five precepts (except for lying) if the need arises?

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