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It would, perhaps, be superstitious to believe that strong and courageous truth telling calls down from Heaven, new, unexpected, and vivid examples to support it. But, really, the events of the last few years would almost incline one to that superstition. IT WOULD PERHAPS BE SUPERSTITIOUS TO BELIEVE THAT STRONG AND COURAGEOUS TRUTH TELLING CALLS DOWN FROM HEAVEN NEW UNEXPECTED AND VIVID EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT IT BUT REALLY THE EVENTS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS WOULD ALMOST INCLINE ONE TO THAT SUPERSTITION
 ask questions, and finds out, of course, that money passed; perhaps, if he is lucky, he finds out which professional politician pouched the money--and even how much he took! FOOTNOTES: [1] A friend of mine in the Press Gallery used to represent "I have yet to learn that the Government" by a little twirl, and "What did the right honourable gentleman do, Mr. Speaker? He had the audacity" by two spiral dots. XVIII The effect of the Free Press from all these causes may be compared to the cumulative effect of one of the great offensives of the present war. Each individual blow is neither dramatic nor extensive in effect; there is little movement or none. The map is disappointing. But each blow tells, and _when the end comes_ every one will see suddenly what the cumulative effect was. There is not a single thing which the Free Papers have earnestly said during the last few years which has not been borne out by events--and sometimes borne out with astonishing rapidity and identity of detail.  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLAC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN THE EFFECT OF THE FREE PRESS FROM ALL OF THESE CAUSES MAY BE COMPARED TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ONE OF THE GREAT OFFENSES OF THE PRESENT WAR EACH INDIVIDUAL BLOW IS NEITHER DRAMATIC NOR EXTENSIVE IN EFFECT THERE IS LITTLE MOVEMENT OR NONE THE MAP IS DISAPPOINTING BUT EACH BLOW TELLS AND WHEN THE END COMES EVERYONE WILL SEE SUDDENLY WHAT THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT WAS THERE IS NOT A SINGLE THING WHICH THE FREE PAPERS HAVE EARNESTLY SAID DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN BORNE OUT BY EVENTS AND SOMETIMES BORNE OUT WITH ASTONISHING RAPIDITY AND IDENTITY OF DETAIL
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