Jefferson provocatively suggested the advantages of not reading the newspaper: The real extent of this state of misinformation is known only to those who are in situations to confront facts within their knowledge with the lies of the day Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper.
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In 1807 statesman Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter complaining about the misinformation in newspapers: Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Norvell, Date: June 11, 1807, of 3, Source Collection: The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress, Series 1: General Correspondence. The two key vocabulary items uninformed/misinformed and their relationship were referenced. The statement above provided a weak partial match. and W. … Continue readingįor my own part, I had rather my Reader should arise hungry from my Book, than surfeited therewith rather uninformed than misinformed thereby rather ignorant of what he desireth, than having a falsehood, or (at the best) a conjecture for a truth obtruded upon him. Fuller preferred to withhold information when he doubted its veracity: 1662, Title: The History of the Worthies of England who for Parts and Learning Have Been Eminent in the Several Counties, Author: Thomas Fuller (1608-1661), Publication: Printed by J.
The prominent English churchman and historian Thomas Fuller recognized the dangers of being uninformed or misinformed, and he mentioned them in his posthumous 1662 treatise on “The History of the Worthies of England”. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.”īelow are additional selected citations in chronological order. (Google Groups Search Accessed November 28, 2016)Īs Mark Twain once said, “If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. Emphasis added to excerpts by QI: November 2, 2000, Usenet discussion message, Newsgroup: ancophones, From: Subject: Reagir/Presse. The earliest strong match known to QI appeared in a message posted in 2000 to an international discussion system named Usenet within a newsgroup called ancophones. 1948, Mark Twain at Your Fingertips by Caroline Thomas Harnsberger, Cloud, Inc., Beechhurst Press, Inc., New York. (Verified on paper) and “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips” edited by Caroline Thomas Harnsberger. (Searched December 3, 2016) link In addition, QI has been unable find an instance in key compilations like “Mark Twain Speaking” edited by Paul Fatout 1976, Mark Twain Speaking, Edited by Paul Fatout, Published by University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.
Website:, Editor: Barbara Schmidt, Description: Mark Twain quotations, articles, and related resources. It is not listed on the important Twain Quotes website edited by Barbara Schmidt. Quote Investigator: There is no substantive evidence that Mark Twain said this. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.Īre these really the words of the famous humorist? Supposedly, Mark Twain made the following remark: Mark Twain? Denzel Washington? Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Fuller? Orville Hubbard? Ezra Taft Benson? Apocryphal?ĭear Quote Investigator: A cynical attitude toward the media is widespread today, but this is not a new development.
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