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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable
All I know is what I read in the papers
All I know is what I read in the papers
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand read more
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.
We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.
Governments always tend to want not really a free press but a
managed or well-conducted one.
Governments always tend to want not really a free press but a
managed or well-conducted one.
The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.
The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.
If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.
If words were invented to conceal thought, newspapers are a great improvement of a bad invention.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
