"If newspapers are useful in overthrowing tyrants, it is only to establish a tyranny of their own."  – James Fenimore Cooper

"Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones Dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive."  – G. K. ChestertonMedia_6_21106

"Along with responsible newspapers we must have responsible readers."  – Arthur Hays Sulzberger

"The press, the movies, radio and television bear a large share of the resopnsiblity for the climate of fear . . . which has enveloped our country and which has become such a threat to our freedom."  – William T. Evjue

"I find television very educating.  Every time somebody turns on the set I go into the other room and read a book."  – Groucho Marx

"Most American television stations reproduce all night long what only a Roman could have seen in the Coliseum during the reign of Nero."  – George Faludy

"I keep reading between the lies." – Goodman Ace

"TV – chewing gum for the eyes."  – Frank Lloyd Wright

"Do you realize if it weren’t for Edison we’d be watching TV by candlelight?" – Al Boliska

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    DaveC

    Chris,
    I can’t believe that there are no comments here. I just want to say that the one quote should cause Groucho Marx to go down in history as one of the sages of his generation.
    DaveC

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