Creative Quotations from . . .
James Gordon Bennett
(1795-1872) born on Sep 01
Scottish-US editor. He shaped many of the methods of modern journalism.
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F
Price of Herald three cents daily. Five cents Sunday. Bennett.

R
"Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by over-verification."
A
"I tell the honest truth in my paper, and I Ieave the consequences to God."
N
"I have made mistakes, but I never made the mistake of claiming that I never made one."
K
"Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others."
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Telegram to William Randolph Hearst, when he heard that Hearst was trying to buy his paper. "The Life and Death of the Press Barons," by P. Brandon."
R: advice to Journalists.
A: "In "New York Herald," 10 May 1836."
N: "In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."
K: "In "The Forbes Book of Business Quotations," by Ted Goodman, 1997."
   



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