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

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A. J. Liebling was an American journalist, humorist, and critic renowned for his sharp wit and insightful commentary on politics and media. A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, he contributed to The New Yorker with his column 'The Wayward Press'. Liebling's work frequently tackled the political and social issues of his era, with a particular focus on his coverage of the French Resistance during World War II. more

“Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas - stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows.”

Source: Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer

“The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.The Sunday World was a dry-stall interlude in my wanderings.”

Source: Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer

“To the Parisians, and especially to the children, all Americans are now 'heros du cinema.' This is particularly disconcerting to sensitive war correspondents, if any, aware, as they are, that these innocent thanks belong to those American combat troops who won the beachhead and then made the breakthrough. There are few such men in Paris.”

Ifs Men Children Made War Hero Innocent Thanks Cinema Paris Sensitive Combat Troops Breakthrough

Author:A. J. Liebling

“Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.”

Life Persons Long Motivational Values Term Pleasure Positive Emotional Maturity Long Term Mature Postponing Spiritual Maturity Emotional Maturity Maturity Level

Author:Joshua L. Liebman

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