“The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.”
Samuel Butler's Notebooks http://books.google.com/books?id=cjk3AAAAIAAJ&q="The+most+important+service+rendered+by+the+press+and+the+magazines+is+that+of+educating+people+to+approach+printed+matter+with+distrust" (1951)
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Anti-Slavery Speech (January 1852) http://books.google.com/books?id=SCpVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22 Published in The Works of Wendell Phillips, Street & Smith (1902), p. 22-23
1850s

“[Internet] the biggest discovery after printing press.”
In "5 things you may not know about Mukesh Ambani".

“Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.”
"The Self-seeker" (1914)
1910s

“The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armory of the modern commander…”
The Evolution of A Revolt (1920)

“Free press: all may read whatever is printed.”
Freie Presse: jeder darf lesen, was gedruckt wird.
Nur Lebendiges schwimmt gegen den Strom

“The most important thing about education is appetite.”