A Quote by Claud Cockburn
Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
When governments and other vested interests attack me personally I usually regard it as a vindication, otherwise they would use facts. That's why I believe in the wonderful Claud Cockburn dictum, 'Never believe anything until it is officially denied.' It has certainly been my experience.
Believe nothing until it has been officially denied.
Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied.
Washington is the place where nobody believes a rumor until it has been officially denied.
The most encouraging trend of our time is the widespread loss of faith in government. No longer do people look to the government as the great problem solver, economic planner, social unifier, or cultural czar. The government is more likely to be seen for what it is, a haven for grafters, liars, and would-be tyrants. Americans, like the Russians, no longer believe anything until it is officially denied.
Destiny's Child has never broken up officially. So don't be surprised one day if there's a new record or a tour because the group never officially broke up.
Gossip is never fatal until it is denied.
Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.
I've been denied coverage two times in my life - and it's after I've been in a big successful rock band. And I've a lot of met people who've been denied coverage who don't have the resources to fight the insurance companies. And they shouldn't have to do that.
Pluralism is denied logically; inclusivism is denied scripturally, and that leaves us with exclusivism... you have to know that Jesus died and believe in it in order to be saved.
I never believe anything in the world of entertainment until it actually happens and the check clears the bank.
When Europeans came upon real ruined cities they refused to believe that they had been built by Africans. Here the past has been distorted and denied.
It is sometimes said that we should never believe a scientific theory until it is verified by experiment. But a famous astronomer has also stated that we should never believe an observation until it is confirmed by a theory.
I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.
I never officially came out in any kind of really public way. I just always lived very simply and openly, but the press has never made a big fuss about me or said anything to me.
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