David Brock Quotes

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• Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight.
• I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and…
• Criticizing Fox News has nothing to do with criticizing the press. Fox News is not a news organization. It is the de facto leader of…
• The campaign of character assassination waged [against President Clinton] by the right was a singular, unprecedented effort. Nothing like it exists on the left. What…
• Being right doesn’t mean you win. You win by establishing credibility, a relationship, and trust.
• You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn't matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking…
• During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established.
• I didn't wake up one day and say, you know, 'Supply-side economics doesn't make sense.
• Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.
• The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
• Eventually the story would spill over into the regular media.
• The right can distort anything it wants.
• When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.
• I was a bad journalist.
• I've been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.
• It's all a sham: I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism…

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