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They are never mentioned in the great daily journals. It is a point of honour with the Official Press to turn a phrase upside down, or, if they must quote, to quote in the most roundabout fashion, rather than print in plain black and white the three words "The New Age" or "The New Witness." THEY ARE NEVER MENTIONED IN THE GREAT DAILY JOURNAL IT IS A POINT OF HONOR WITH THE OFFICIAL PRESS TO TURN A PHRASE UPSIDE DOWN OR IF THEY MUST QUOTE TO QUOTE IN THE MOST ROUNDABOUT FASHION RATHER THAN PRINT IN PLAIN BLACK AND WHITE THE THREE WORDS THE NEW AGE OR THE NEW WITNESS
aver's studio with the hundreds of gallons of water in the cisterns of his house. No amount of water would bite into the copper. Only the acid does that: and a little of the acid is enough. XV Next let it be noted that the Free Press powerfully affects, even when they disagree with it, and most of all when they hate it, the small class through whom in the modern world ideas spread. There never was a time in European history when the mass of people thought so little for themselves, and depended so much (for the ultimate form of their society) upon the conclusions and vocabulary of a restricted leisured body. That is a diseased state of affairs. It gives all their power to tiny cliques of well-to-do people. But incidentally it helps the Free Press. It is a restricted leisured body to which the Free Press appeals. So strict has been the boycott--and still is, though a little weakening--that the editors of, and writers upon, the Free Papers probably underestimate their own effect even now.  CHAPTER FIFTEEN OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN NEXT LET IT BE NOTED THAT THE FREE PRESS POWERFULLY EFFECTS EVEN WHEN THEY DISAGREE WITH IT AND MOST OF ALL WHEN THEY HATE IT THE SMALL CLASS THROUGH WHOM IN THE MODERN WORLD IDEAS SPREAD THERE NEVER WAS A TIME IN EUROPEAN HISTORY WHEN THE MASS OF PEOPLE THOUGHT SO LITTLE FOR THEMSELVES AND DEPENDED SO MUCH FOR THE ULTIMATE FORM OF THEIR SOCIETY UPON THE CONCLUSIONS AND VOCABULARY OF A RESTRICTED LEISURED BODY THAT IS THE DISEASED STATE OF AFFAIRS IT GIVES ALL THEIR POWER TO TINY CLICKS OF WELL TO DO PEOPLE BUT INCIDENTALLY IT HELPS THE FREE PRESS IT IS A RESTRICTED LEISURED BODY TO WHICH THE FREE PRESS APPEALS SO STRICT HAS BEEN THE BOY COT AND STILL IS THOUGH A LITTLE WEAKENING THAT THE EDITORS OF AND WRITERS UPON THE FREE PAPERS PROBABLY UNDERESTIMATE THEIR OWN EFFECT EVEN NOW
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