"It is a melancholy truth, that a suppression of the press could not more compleatly deprive the nation of it's benefits, than is done by its abandoned prostitution to falsehood. Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle."
- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. president
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ReplyDeleteExactly. I felt a little better when I read this quote. Just a little. ;)
DeleteThis is how most politicians feel when the newspapers, and even reality itself, do not reflect their views and desires. I learned in Alexander Hamilton that Jefferson, before his presidency, secretly sponsored more than one periodical to promulgate his opinions and publish libel against those who were more powerful and/or more popular than he.
ReplyDeleteHa! Very interesting.
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