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Journalism, like history, has no therapeutic value; it is better able to diagnose than to cure, and it provides society with a primitive means of psychoanalysis that allows the patient to judge the distance between fantasy and reality.

Bill Vaughan

I retire to make way for an abler man. In my four years as attorney general I have aged about ten years, but when I have get back to the practice of law, I hope to show those lawyers that I still have some vitality left.
BILL VAUGHAN

Attorney General Hope Law Left Men Years
Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like ‘excuse me’, and other such simple courtesies.
BILL VAUGHAN

Expression Kind Simple
I like computers. It’s the first time that I am endorsing a computer brand. I am very computer savvy, so this is certainly up my ally.
BILL VAUGHAN

Allies Computer Firsts
Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.
BILL VAUGHAN

Admirer Followers Virtue
There’s something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs.
BILL VAUGHAN

Butter Chicken Couple Cows Eggs Price Something
The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in God. The new religion says that he is the atheist who does not believe in himself.
BILL VAUGHAN

Atheist Believe Self
Because, as we are told-a sad old joke, too- Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to.
BILL VAUGHAN

Ghost Speak Spokes
Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television and onto the streets.
BILL VAUGHAN

Cops Improved Punishment Television
When gossip grows old it becomes myth.
BILL VAUGHAN

Gossip Grows Myth
And this has had a strong tendency to dampen serious discussion of theological issues in most groups, and hence to strengthen the general anti-intellectual bias.
BILL VAUGHAN

Discussion Hence Intellectual Strength Theological
The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects.
BILL VAUGHAN

Character Men Wise
One in whose head is conceit, Think not that he will ever listen to truth.
BILL VAUGHAN

Conceit Pride Thinking
Material civilization, nay, even luxury, is necessary to create work for the poor. Bread! Bread! I do not believe in a God who cannot give me bread here, giving me eternal bliss in heaven!
BILL VAUGHAN

Believe Civilization Luxury
The world could not long ignore a holy church. The church is not despised because it is holy: it is despised because it is not holy enough.
BILL VAUGHAN

Differences Holy Ignore Long People
The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.
BILL VAUGHAN

Behavior Coats
It’s not what’s going to happen, but who’s coming.
BILL VAUGHAN

Coming Happens Jesus

Journalism, like history, has no therapeutic value; it is better able to diagnose than to cure, and it provides society with a primitive means of psychoanalysis that allows the patient to judge the distance between fantasy and reality.

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Journalism, like history, has no therapeutic value; it is better able to diagnose than to cure, and it provides society with a primitive means of psychoanalysis that allows the patient to judge the distance between fantasy and reality.

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