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A.J. Liebling


Born
in New York, NY, The United States
October 18, 1904

Died
December 28, 1963


Abbott Joseph "A. J." Liebling was an American journalist who was closely associated with The New Yorker from 1935 until his death. ...more

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The Earl of Louisiana
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The Telephone Booth Indian
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Chicago: The Second City
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The Road Back to Paris
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“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”
― A.J. Liebling
tags: censorship, constitution, freedom-of-expression, opinion, press, speech, writing
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“I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and i can write faster than anybody who can write better.”
― A.J. Liebling
tags: humor
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“People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
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― AJ Liebling
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