A Quote by Oliver Stone

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Oliver Stone

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Casualty First Innocence War

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Oliver Stone
American - Director
Born: September 15, 1946

They say that truth is the first casualty of war. But there is another casualty as well: trust. As conflict escalates, trust between people and political leaders crumbles away as surely as night follows day.

Peter Maurer

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 killed, we are not creating goodwill and harmony, but rather another child who believes violence is the only means to bring about change in the world.

Michael Franti

Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.

Jeff Greenfield

If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war. Pentagon official, on why US military censored graphic footage from the Gulf War In time of war the first casualty is truth.

Boake Carter

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Aeschylus

In war the first casualty is the truth.

Aeschylus

The first casualty when war comes is truth.

Hiram Johnson

When war is declared, truth is the first casualty

Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede

The first casualty in every war is truth.

Muriel Lester

Truth is always the first casualty of war.

Aeschylus

In time of war the first casualty is truth.

Boake Carter

In war, truth is often the first casualty.

Winston Churchill

Freedom is often the first casualty of war.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For the sake of the troops, for the love of the troops, we must not add yet another casualty to this war. We must not let truth be a casualty of this war.