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I think he had a strange, passionate devotion to the truth and a horror at what he saw going on.

Ben Bradlee

The first rough draft of history.
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Drafts Firsts Journalism Rough
The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.
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Body People Politics
Everybody who talks to a newspaper has a motive. That’s just a given. And good reporters always, repeat always, probe to find out what that motive is.
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Given Motive Newspapers
You never monkey with the truth.
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Animal Monkey Truth
It changes your life, the pursuit of truth.
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Changing Life Pursuit
Those [Watergate] tapes are going to take me to my grave with a huge smile on my face.
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Faces Graves Tape
I don’t want to disappoint too many people, but the number of interesting political, historical conversations we had, you could stick in your ear, it wasn’t that many. We talked about friends, family and of course girls.
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Girl Numbers People
As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about consequences. The truth is never as dangerous as a lie in the long run. I truly believe the truth sets men free.
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Jobs Lying Running
Our best today; better tomorrow.
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Better Today Tomorrow
To hell with news! I’m no longer interested in news. I’m interested in causes. We don’t print the truth. We don’t pretend to print the truth. We print what people tell us. It’s up to the public to decide what’s true.
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Causes News People
Hire people smarter than you are and encourage them to bloom.
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Encourage People Smarter
The biggest difference between Kennedy and Nixon, as far as the press is concerned, is simply this: Jack Kennedy really liked newspaper people and he really enjoyed sparring with journalists.
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Differences Newspapers People President Press
So, here you are, especially in the Pentagon. Some guy tells you something. He says that’s a national security matter. Well, you’re supposed to tremble and get scared and it never, almost never means the security of the national government.
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Journalist National Problem Security Tremble
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
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Editors Lazy Thinking
Generals who can write always make me nervous.
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Always General Nervous Writing
There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!
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Jobs Journalism World

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