There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and shame the devil.

Walter Lippmann

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Topic

Journalism

Author

Walter Lippmann

Genre

Political literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Lippmann, Walter. "Journalism and the Higher Law." Liberty and the News. Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920.

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How can you hesitate? Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Katherine Mansfield

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

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Katherine Mansfield
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. Journal entry. 10 Oct. 1922.

Current Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks. Vol. 2, Lincoln University Press, 1997.

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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

W.B. Yeats

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Dissolution Decline of civilization Societal collapse Political polarization Politics

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W.B. Yeats
Source
The Second Coming
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." The Dial, Nov. 1920.

Current Citation

Yeats, William Butler. "The Second Coming." W. B. Yeats: The Major Works, edited by Edward Larrissy. Oxford University Press, 2008.

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The end must justify the means.

Matthew Prior

Hans Carvel

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Topic
Moral theory Justifications and rationales

Author

Matthew Prior
Source
Hans Carvel
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1700 1700s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Prior, Matthew. Hans Carvel. c. 1700.