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If Noted Figures Don't Say What Needs To Be Said, We'll Say It For Them.
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If noted figures don't say what needs to be said, we'll say it for them.
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1D
-- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotation
Related:
Keyes Rules of Misquotation Axiom 1. Any quotation that can be altered will be.
+ Corollary 1A: Vivid words hook misquotes in the mind....
Small changes can have a big impact (or: what a difference an a makes).
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1C -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Famous dead people make excellent commentators on current events.
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1F -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Journalists are a less than dependable source of accurate quotes.
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1E -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Numbers are hard to keep straight.
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1B -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Vivid words hook misquotes in the mind.
-- Axiom 1, Corollary 1A -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Particularly quotable figures receive more than their share of quotable quotes.
-- Axiom 2, Corollary 2B -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...
Any quotation that can be altered will be. -- Axiom 1. -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio
Comments made about someone might as well have been said by that person.
-- Axiom 2, Corollary 2C -- Ralph Keyes, The Rules of misquotatio...