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In this country the press exerts a greater and more harmful influence than the church did at its worst

Drawn from what Henry David Thoreau said

Subjectjournalism
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journalism How reporting is made and why to believe it: sourcing conventions, incentives, and reading across biased accounts.

What Henry David Thoreau actually said

  1. Henry David Thoreau American philosopher and writer (1817 to 1862)
    I believe that, in this country, the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the church did in its worst period.

    Where this was said

    ↗A Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papersgutenberg.org

    4 Jul 1854

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