The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.
I. F. StoneWhen you're young, you get blamed for crimes that you didn't commit. When you are old, you get credit for virtues that you never had. I guess it all evens out in the end.
I. F. StoneIf you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.
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