Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

A.J. Liebling

The Wayward Press

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Freedom of the press Media Power Politics Media criticism

Author

A.J. Liebling

Source

The Wayward Press

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Liebling, A. J. "The Wayward Press: Do You Belong in Journalism?" The New Yorker, 7 May 1960.

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Alexander M. Bickel

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Political compromise

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Alexander M. Bickel
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The Least Dangerous Branch
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Bickel, Alexander M. The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1962, ch. 2.

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He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

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Aristotle
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Politics
Genre
Political literature Philosophical literature
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 7.

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Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 7.