Chaos Explained

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Watchmen of the Night

“Take away the newspaper — and this country of ours would become a scene of chaos. Without daily assurance of the exact facts — so far as we are able to know and publish them — the public imagination would run riot. Ten days without the daily newspaper and the strong pressure of worry and fear would throw the people of this country into mob hysteria — feeding upon rumors, alarms, terrified by bugbears and illusions. We have become the watchmen of the night and of a troubled day. . . .”  

—Harry Chandler (1864-1944), publisher, Los Angeles Times

• Editorial Comment: This may explain a lot.


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