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smalm: 1 year ago

Who wrote: Lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on?

I need the direct name FIRST and LAST name please and I need the answer by tomorrow!!

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MonaSez: 1 year ago

Actually, the correct quote is: "A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on." was said by James Callaghan (English labour party leader) who said he was:
"Quoting the Baptist preacher C. H. Spurgeon (19th C), from a speech in the British House of Commons, 1 Nov 1976."

C.H.Spurgeon (1834 - 1892) was a prominent Baptist preacher and prolific author and writer.

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tour86rocker: 1 year ago

Thank you for this! I've been looking for the truth. I'm hoping to hear back from the Churchill Centre about whether Churchill ever said the slightly different version, but now we know that Spurgeon said it first. Apparently the latter also claimed it was from an earlier proverb.

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MonaSez: 1 year ago

And thank you for responding. It's really nice to be appreciated. Good luck with your research.....come back and let me know what happens. Mona ;)

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LoiseMATCH: 1 year ago

Winston Churchill wrote that 'Lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on'. He was a British Conservative politician and statesman and is best known for his leadership. He observed this quote during his time at work. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill fir details.

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tour86rocker: 1 year ago

When or where did Churchill say it? Proof that he actually ever said it is pretty difficult to find and as MonaSez explained, Spurgeon said it before Churchill.

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AlexCurran: 8 months ago

Yeah, that's not a Churchill quote. As 'pants' means underwear here in a colloquial sense I doubt he would have said anything like this.

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