The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

The fault I find with most American newspapers is not the absence of dissent. it is the absence of news. With a dozen or so honorable exceptions, most American newspapers carry very little news. Their main concern is advertising.

All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.

If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem.

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

You have to take the long view. First, when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, man has already progressed to the point where a commandment against cannibalism was no longer necessary. And, second, it's like pissing on a boulder. For the first few thousand years, you don't see any effect. But after that, you start to see a definite impact.