Who said this?

[WVPATX]

A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery.

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

 

[atlkvb]

A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery.

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

Hamilton? That type of Wisdom had to be one of the Founders...but I don't know which one?

Inform us Pax.

I know it wasn't some Socialist Totalitarian type like Marx.

 

[atlkvb]

I found it. Of all people, the person whose name is synonymous with excellence in reporting. My how far the 4th estate has fallen.

Good question Pax. (I'll let you post the answer)

 

[WVU82_rivals]

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OUR REPUBLIC AND ITS PRESS WILL RISE OR FALL TOGETHER.

AN ABLE, DISINTERESTED, PUBLIC-SPIRITED PRESS, WITH TRAINED INTELLIGENCE TO KNOW THE RIGHT AND COURAGE TO DO IT CAN PRESERVE THAT PUBLIC VIRTUE WITHOUT WHICH POPULAR GOVERNMENT IS A SHAM AND A MOCKERY.

A CYNICAL, MERCENARY, DEMAGOGIC PRESS WILL PRODUCE IN TIME A PEOPLE AS BASE AS ITSELF.

THE POWER TO MOULD THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF THE JOURNALISTS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.

 

[WVPATX]

I found it. Of all people, the person whose name is synonymous with excellence in reporting. My how far the 4th estate has fallen.

Good question Pax. (I'll let you post the answer)

I think the quotes are so appropriate and ironic given what we have been witnessing for many years.

 

[PriddyBoy]

A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself.

An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery.

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

I'm pretty sure this guy came up with that.