"Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it." - Jonathan Swift (1710)
"Falsehood will fly, as it were, on the wings of the wind, and carry its tales to every corner of the earth; whilst truth lags behind; her steps, though sure, are slow and solemn, and she has neither vigour nor activity enough to pursue and overtake her enemy…" -Thomas Franclin (1787)