Quote by Samuel Butler
The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines

The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust. – Samuel Butler

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Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name. – Samuel Butler

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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. – Samuel Butler

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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. – Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi

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Upon comparing BBC News with CNN: Melodrama is something foreigners do. – Jslayeruk, “Random points,” post after July 2005 London subway bombings

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Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism. – Hedrick Smith

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If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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