It is precisely the purpose of the public opinion generated by the press to make the public incapable of judging, to insinuate int...o it the attitude of someone irresponsible, uninformed.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The press and politicians. A delicate relationship. Too close, and danger ensues. Too far apart and democracy itself cannot functi...on without the essential exchange of information. Creative leaks, a discreet lunch, interchange in the Lobby, the art of the unattributable telephone call, late at night.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with dis...trust.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There were two unpleasant surprises [about Washington]. One was the inertia of Congress, the length of time it takes to get a comp...licated piece of legislation through ... and the other was the irresponsibility of the press.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people ... have uttered falsehoods so long, they ...have played off so many tricks, that their budget seems, at last, to be quite empty.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty,... than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Belief is with them mechanical, voluntary: they believe what they are paid for--they swear to that which turns to account. Do you ...suppose, that after years spent in this manner, they have any feeling left answering to the difference between truth and falsehood?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »