C. P. Scott
Charles Prestwich Scott (
1846 -
January 1,
1932) was a
British journalist, publisher and politician. He was the editor of the
Manchester Guardian from
1872 until
1929 and its owner from
1907 until his death. He was also a
Liberal Member of Parliament and pursued a progressive liberal agenda in the pages of the newspaper.
In a 1921 essay marking the Guardian's centenary (at which time he had served nearly fifty years as editor) Scott wrote, "comment is free, but facts are sacred." This remark has been much quoted over the years, to the point of becoming a cliché.
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