Types of LiesDisraeli would often apply with justice and force: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Twain, Mark....
Problem with Freedom of the PressThe writer of this remembers a remark made to him by Mr. Jefferson concerning the English Newspapers which at that time, 1787, while Mr....
Danger of Politicizing PoliceThe police as a political engine is a dangerous thing. It foments and encourages more false conspiracies than it discovers or defeats...
Corrupt PressFranklin commenting on a corrupt press given over to gossip: Of the natural support of these courts Their support is founded in the...
Freedom of the PressNothing is more likely to endanger the liberty of the press, than the abuse of that liberty, by employing it in personal accusation,...
Don't believe everything you hear“Corrupt People Always Believe Accusations of Corruptness” Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The...
FlatteryAntishewes, “it is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case...
LiesAristotle on Lies: “What do people gain by telling lies?” his answer was, “Just this, that when they speak the truth they are not...