Mr. Dooley? Finley Peter Dunne? William Randolph Hearst? Willmott Lewis? Frederick W. Burnham? Clare Boothe Luce? Kara V. Jackson? Lawrence Weschler? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Here are four phrases describing the duty of a newspaper or religious institution: Would you please explore which phrase was crafted first and determine the identity of the creator? …
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Quote Origin: If You Stop Telling Lies About Us We Will Stop Telling the Truth About You
Adlai Stevenson? William Randolph Hearst? Chauncey Depew? Asa W. Tenney? Harold Wilson? Michael Douglas? Gordon Gekko? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Several politicians have attacked the prevarications of opponents by employing a quip from a family of humorous sayings. Here are two examples: A statement of this type has been credited to U.S. Senator and …
Quote Origin: News Is What Somebody Does Not Want You To Print. All the Rest Is Advertising
George Orwell? Alfred Harmsworth? William Randolph Hearst? L. E. Edwardson? Robert W. Sawyer? Mark Rhea Byers? Brian R. Roberts? Malcolm Muggeridge? Katharine Graham? Lord Rothermere? Lord Northcliffe? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: I have been trying to trace a popular saying about journalism which can be expressed in several ways. Here are four examples to …