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When journalese was at its rifest the Ministry of Health was established - possibly a coincidence.

— John Galsworthy

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The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.

If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.

Swan Song (1928)

It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving.

A Bit O' Love (1915)

Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.

Art is the great and universal refreshment. For Art is never dogmatic; holds no brief for itself; you may take it, or you may leave it.

Vague Thoughts On Art (1911)

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Journalists who make mistakes get sued for libel; historians who make mistakes get to publish a revised edition.

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In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor and that is the danger we face today.

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Every newspaper editor owes tribute to the devil.

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