JeanPaul SartreBetter a good journalist than a poor assassin.
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Better a good journalist than a poor assassin. You’re better off with an honest journalist than an assassin. A journalist is someone who is honest and dedicated to doing the best job possible, regardless of how it affects his own reputation. An assassin, on the other hand, has no qualms about tarnishing his own reputation in order to get the job done.
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