I do not breathe your politics
"Comment is free but facts are sacred." (C.P. Scott)
Saturday, February 05, 2005
quotations and explanations
For those who are interested to know, the title of this blog comes from a fabulous song called 'Heidelberg', by Things Of Stone And Wood (who are criminally neglected outside Australia, and were only brought to my attention by this particular song on a Vox magazine CD).
Well I got your breath, But I do not breathe your politicsIt's pretty much about intellectual rebellion against a parent, in this case a parent whose views were informed (I presume) by WWII: While father swore that we should hold the shore, against the evils in this world, If I must watch this sunset, I know I will dream of HeidelbergThe person quoted under the blog title is an erstwhile editor/proprietor/owner of 'The Manchester Guardian', before they dropped the 'Manchester', from an editorial he wrote in 1926 about the role of the newspaper: The newspaper is of necessity something of a monopoly, and its first duty is to shun the temptations of monopoly. Its primary office is the gathering of news. At the peril of its soul it must see that the supply is not tainted. Neither in what it gives, or what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong. Comment is free but facts are sacred."I first saw this ages ago while browsing a book of quotations, and only memorised the last bit because I'm something of a Guardian reader, but it seems pertinent in the post-Drudge blog ethics debate as well. As an aside, he's on the same page as Dorothy L. Sayers: As I grow older, and totter towards the tomb, I find that care less and less Who goes to bed with whom posted by Michael at 2/05/2005 04:29:00 PM |