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He who prides himself on giving what he thinks the public wants is often creating a fictitious demand for lower standards which he will then satisfy.

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

By the time the civil service has finished drafting a document to give effect to a principle, there may be little of the principle left.

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

You can't think rationally on an empty stomach, and a whole lot of people can't do it on a full stomach either.

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

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Born: July 20, 1889

Died: June 16, 1971 (aged 81)

Bio: John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith was a British broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

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