Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Twain, Mark....

The writer of this remembers a remark made to him by Mr. Jefferson concerning the English Newspapers which at that time, 1787, while Mr....

The police as a political engine is a dangerous thing. It foments and encourages more false conspiracies than it discovers or defeats...

Franklin commenting on a corrupt press given over to gossip: Of the natural support of these courts Their support is founded in the...

Nothing is more likely to endanger the liberty of the press, than the abuse of that liberty, by employing it in personal accusation,...

“Corrupt People Always Believe Accusations of Corruptness” Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings. The...

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Aristotle on Lies: