Famous quote of tomorrow?

[Jonathan Lighter]

The speaker was writer-director Bobcat Goldthwait, quoting from his film,
_God Bless America_.

The precise quote is, "A shocking comment has more weight than the truth."

Actually, Wilson's version is better, because "assertion" is more nearly
parallel to "truth."

JL

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> quoted:
> > "A shocking statement carries more weight than the truth."
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> Well said! Though, when I re-quote it, I intend to use "assertion."
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