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Walter Lippmann - Liberty and the news (1920)

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For the newspaper is in all literalness the bible of democracy, the book out of which a people determines its conduct. It is the only serious book most people read. It is the only book they read every day.

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There is but one bond of peace that is both permanent and enriching: The increasing knowledge of the world in which experiment occurs.

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There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil.

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True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective as true ones, if not a little more effective.

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Walter Lippmann

Walter Lippmann
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Born: September 23, 1889
Died: December 14, 1974 (aged 85)
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