truth is the first casualty of war
- truth is the first casualty of war
The originator of this saying is sometimes said to be Hiram Johnson, addressing the US Senate in 1918, but it does not occur in the record of the relevant speech.
1928 A. PONSONBY Falsehood in Wartime (epigraph) When war is declared, Truth is the first casualty.
1975 P. KNIGHTLEY (title) The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero, Propagandist, and Myth Maker from the Crimea to Vietnam.
1992 English Today Jan. 48/1 In war, the first casualty is language... It was the ‘pacification’ of Gaul by Julius Caesar, not the brutal and bloody subjugation of Gaul.
1998 Independent 12 June I. 29/1 If truth is the first casualty of war then words are the first to be crocked in the World Cup.
2002 Consumer Reports Feb. 62 We’ve all heard that truth is the first casualty of war. Still, it was surprising how fast the victim expired after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. By the 12th, Internet watchdogs were already warning against online frauds.
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