The secret—the secret of the man himself and of his success with the Times as well—is that Mr. O as crowd-consciousness. He with a newspaper, is like an orator. Both of them address a crowd, with an understanding of its emotions, or rather, with a likeness of emotions, and as the orator and the crowd react on each other, so Mr. O and the Times readers react on each other.

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Title of book it's found in: Unsanctioned Voice: Garet Garrett, Journalist of the Old Right