Melvin Maddocks - Once we thought, journalists and readers alike, that if we put together enough ...

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Once we thought, journalists and readers alike, that if we put together enough 'facts' and gave them a fast stir, we would come up with something that, at least by the standards of short-order cooks, could be called the truth.

Melvin Maddocks

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Sobald wir dachten, Journalisten und Leser gleichermaßen, dass wir, wenn wir genug "Fakten" zusammenstellen und schnell umrühren würden, uns etwas einfallen lassen würden, das zumindest nach den Maßstäben der Köche mit kurzer Ordnung die Wahrheit heißen könnte.

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