The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.

Quote by A J Liebling

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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the...

I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the...

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot...

If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot...

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster...

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster...

Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed.

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed.

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society...

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society...

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

The way to write is well, and how is your own business.

The way to write is well, and how is your own business.

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster...

I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster...

Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

Chicago seems a big city instead of merely a large place.

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.

Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.

Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.

Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.

Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

In some Chicago neighborhoods, looking for a parking space is not unlike panning for gold.

In some Chicago neighborhoods, looking for a parking space is not unlike panning for gold.