“It has now become possible to wake up, drive to
work, listen to AM radio, sit at your desk, surf 200 different websites, go
home and turn on cable news, and never once all day encounter an idea or a
viewpoint that challenges the ones with which you woke up.”
—Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor, Slate, remarks at the dedication of First Amendment Monument,
Charlottesville, Virginia, 2006.
• Editorial Comment: Smarter to stay in bed.
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“I
don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If
you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a
little.” —Tom Stoppard
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