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Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages.
Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages.
The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.
The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.
From the American newspapers you'd think America was populated solely by naked women and cinema stars.
Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization
Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand read more
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for that rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable
I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder read more
I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.
