| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 8207 |
| QUOTATION: | The press and politicians. A delicate relationship. Too close, and danger ensues. Too far apart and democracy itself cannot function without the essential exchange of information. Creative leaks, a discreet lunch, interchange in the Lobby, the art of the unattributable telephone call, late at night. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Howard Brenton (b. 1942), British playwright, and David Hare (b. 1947), British playwright. Quince, in Pravda, act 1, sc. 4. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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