The public interest may be presumed to be what men would choose if they saw clearly, thought rationally, acted disinterestedly and benevolently.
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The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.
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The function of news is to signalize an event, the function of truth is to bring to light the hidden facts, to set them into relation with each other, and make a picture of reality on which men can act. Only at those points, where social conditions take recognizable and measurable shape, do the body of truth and the body of news coincide.
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Walter Lippmann (53)
Birth: | 23rd September, 1989 |
Death: | 14th December, 1974 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Critic, Journalist, Politician, Writer |
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