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Quote:  “Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization.” – George Bernard Shaw

Submitted by bsfootprint on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 10:46
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I've heard it said that the news focuses on spectacle at the expense of substance. I agree.

Quote: 

Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization.

Who Said It?: 
George Bernard Shaw
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http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/page/newspaper3
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