A. J. Liebling? Shirley Povich? Red Smith? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The journalist A. J. Liebling was well-known for his productivity at the typewriter. Yet, high speed in composition and high quality in prose are sometimes antithetical goals. Liebling crafted a statement about his skills that was simultaneously egotistical and self-deprecating: I can write faster …
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Freedom of the Press Is Guaranteed Only to Those Who Own One
A. J. Liebling? H. L. Mencken? Norman Woelfel? Arthur Calwell? Dear Quote Investigator: There exists a famously sardonic remark about the media and control. Here are four versions: 1) Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one. 2) Freedom of the press is confined to the people who own one. 3) Freedom of …
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