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Georg C. Lichtenberg. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can't hear yourself speak.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can't hear yourself speak. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9700-the-journalists-have-constructed-for-themselves-a-little/

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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can't hear yourself speak.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9700-the-journalists-have-constructed-for-themselves-a-little/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put up and take down portraits all day long and make such a hammering you can't hear yourself speak.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/9700-the-journalists-have-constructed-for-themselves-a-little/.