The editor of a small country newspaper, furious over several government bills that had recently been passed, printed a scathing editorial with an enormous headline:
"HALF THE LEGISLATORS ARE CROOKS."
Many local politicians were outraged and exerted tremendous pressure on him to print a retraction.
He finally gave in to the pressure and ran his apology with the headline:
"HALF THE LEGISLATORS ARE NOT CROOKS."
"HALF THE LEGISLATORS ARE CROOKS."
Many local politicians were outraged and exerted tremendous pressure on him to print a retraction.
He finally gave in to the pressure and ran his apology with the headline:
"HALF THE LEGISLATORS ARE NOT CROOKS."