"Nothing is so remote from us as the thing which is not old enough to be history and not new enough to be news."
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton
(1874-1936) British essayist, critic, poet, and novelist
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Illustrated London News
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Chesterton had many, many quotable idioms, this being only a good one (many were great).
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    As to remote, any negatives about the current administration in Washington will be in a very remote part of your newspaper, if it gets reported at all.
     -- jim k, Austin     
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    I agree with Mike, a very good quote but just a little ambiguous. Perhaps the Bush, Cheney, and Blaire war crimes fall into that category; and, now, being perpetuated by the Obama administration - I love the way the press (Jim) has no integrity when it comes to reporting those fighting to regain their country back - we call them insurgence and terrorists.
     -- RBESRQ     
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    Excellent point, for what we really need to know about now is kept from us until it is too late to do something about it.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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