It is not astonishing that there are many journalists who have become human failures and worthless men. Rather, it is astonishing that, despite all this, this very stratum includes such a great number of valuable and quite genuine men, a fact that outsiders would not so easily guess.

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Astonishing Become Despite Easily Fact Failures Genuine Great Guess Human Journalists Many Men Number Outsiders Quite Rather Valuable Very Who Worthless Would

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