I. F. Stone
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"Isidor Feinstein Stone", born "Isidor Feinstein", better known as "I. F. Stone" and "Izzy Stone", was an American investigative journalism/investigative journalist and author. He is best remembered for his self-published newsletter, I. F. Stone's Weekly, which was ranked 16th in a poll of his fellow journalists of "The Top 100 Works of Journalism in the United States in the 20th Century".

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All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had.

Rich people march on Washington every day.

If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.

If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem.

The biggest difference between ancient Rome and the USA is that in Rome the common man was treated like a dog. In America he sets the tone. This is the first country where the common man could stand erect.

The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer.

Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.