Quote by Oscar Wilde

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything.

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This quote suggests that the general public has a great desire to know a lot of information, yet they fail to seek out meaningful and valuable knowledge. Journalism becomes aware of this pattern and, with a business-like mindset, fulfills the public's demands for information, regardless of its worth.

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