The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.The Press, 1947
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A. J. Liebling was an American journalist known for his witty and incisive writing in The New Yorker. He covered a wide range of topics, including politics, war, and food, and is considered one of the greatest journalists of the 20th century.
1904–1963·lived 58 years
The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.The Press, 1947
I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.
If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total.Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris, 1962
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