What is the origin of the expression "you argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel"? I heard it on the news and I would like to know who coined the expression.
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It basically means don't pick a fight with the press or media. It sometimes called "Greener's Law" and attributed to William Greener, but according to this page, it was Congressman Charles Brownson who coined it in 1964. |
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Will Rogers, commenting on Orson Welles' runin with Hearst.... |
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