The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it.

Quote by Alexander Cockburn

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The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of...

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the...

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious...

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become...

Be careful about Burma. Most people cannot remember whether it was Siam and has become...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...

In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which...

In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which...

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than...

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than...

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

The truth, of course, is that a billion falsehoods told a billion times by a...

The truth, of course, is that a billion falsehoods told a billion times by a...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know...

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You...

'Men have forgotten this truth,' said the fox. 'But you must not forget it. You...

There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is,...

There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is,...

The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it...

The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it...