Quote by Morley Safer
"The comfortable lie is often preferred over the uncomfortable truth."
More from Morley Safer
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
"Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the Constitution, not because journalists are especially virtuous, but because free speech is so vital to democracy."
"The obligation of the journalist is to the truth, period."
"Good journalism is like a vaccine against lies."