Skip to content

Clever Quote by Doris Lessing

“The first casualty in any war is the truth. In World War II, I was part of a group of people who used to meet once a week with the sole purpose of analyzing the news and trying to work out what we weren't being told. We thought that we were clever, but we had absolutely no idea what was really…” quote by Doris Lessing
Download Open image
“The first casualty in any war is the truth. In World War II, I was part of a group of people who used to meet once a week with the sole purpose of analyzing the news and trying to work out what we weren't being told. We thought that we were clever, but we had absolutely no idea what was really going on. It was only years later that we learned the true story.”

Doris Lessing

4.2 out of 5 (8 ratings)

More by Doris Lessing

Explore all 508 Doris Lessing quotes

More Clever quotes

Browse all 1,935 Clever quotes