“There is nothing sensational in the way of revelations contained in these pages. All the cases mentioned are well known to those who were in authority, less well known to those primarily affected, and unknown, unfortunately, to the millions who fell. Although only a small part of the vast field of falsehood is covered, it may suffice to show how the unsuspecting innocence of the masses in all countries was ruthlessly and systematically exploited.”
Falsehood in Wartime (1928), Introduction
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British Liberal and later Labour politician and pacifist 1871–1946Related quotes

“On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.”
Illi mors gravis incubat
Qui notus nimis omnibus
Ignotus moritur sibi
Illi mors gravis incubat
Qui notus nimis omnibus
Ignotus moritur sibi
Thyestes, lines 401-403; (Chorus).
Alternate translation: Death weighs on him who is known to all, but dies unknown to himself. (The Philisophical Life by James Miller).
Tragedies

“A celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.”
Source: The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America (1961), p. 57.

Tyson and Brother v. Banton, 273 U.S. 418, 451 (1927).

Source: Shop Management, 1903, p. 1346.

“…prejudice and the well-known weaknesses of human nature are to be exploited and thus encouraged.”
Source: Are We Victims of Propaganda, Our Invisible Masters: A Debate with Edward Bernays (1929), pp. 143-144