Casualty Quotes

69 quotes by 67 authors

It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. — Harry Browne
A cousin of mine who was a casualty surgeon in Manhattan tells me that he and his colleagues had a one-word nickname for bikers: Donors.… — Stephen Fry
A terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event [will occur] somewhere in the Western world - it may be in the United States of America - that causes… — Tommy Franks
The first casualty when war comes is truth. — Hiram Johnson
In time of war the first casualty is truth. — Boake Carter
I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to purchase cleaner cars, build green… — Leonardo DiCaprio
I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle… — James Ellroy
...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige… — Alec Douglas-Home
Truth is always the first war casualty. The emotional disturbances and distortions in historical writing are greatest in wartime. — Harry Elmer Barnes
It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that,… — L. Neil Smith
Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against certain areas in New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11, which caused horrendous casualty, I… — Jiang Zemin
I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror. — Alberto Gonzales
When war is declared, truth is the first casualty — Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
In war the first casualty is the truth. — Aeschylus
Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty. — Jeff Greenfield
If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed and family member… — Michael Franti
Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war. — Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
A tension has always existed between the capitalist imperative to maximize efficiency at any cost and the moral imperatives of culture, which historically have served… — Michael Pollan
Of the 664 men who rode into the Valley of Death about 540 eventually got out of it again. By far the highest casualty rate… — Simon Heffer
We should never allow presentation to become a casualty of method. — Tommy Wonder

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