Samuel Johnson
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In a time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something good of themselves and ill of the enemy. At this time the task of the news-writer is easy; they have nothing to do but to tell that a battle is expected, and afterwards that a battle has been fought, in which we and our friends, whether conquering or conquered, did all, and our enemies did nothing. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1968). Essays from the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler, p.289, Yale University Press

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