Did Thomas Jefferson say "Publish and be damned"?

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June issue out now The latest issue of BBC History Magazine is now on sale. In our new edition, David Stevenson questions why the Allies didn't march on Berlin in 1918 when they had the Germans at their mercy. Read more... Who in 1824 issued the famous retort "Publish and be damned"? a) The Duke of Wellington b) Ludwig van Beethoven c) Thomas Jefferson d) William Wilberforce Take the quiz...  JUNE 2011 (download) Michael Wood discusses the BBC's Domesday Project, David Reynolds reflects on Operation Barbarossa, Angus Konstam considers the fate of Captain Kidd and the new CEO of the National Archives comments on the organisation's future plans. Listen to a sample: FIFA: Football, Power And Politics Radio 4 Sunday 29th May, 1.30pm David Goldblatt traces the Zurich-based organisation's history. More TV & Radio Egypt's Lost Cities BBC Two Monday 30th May, 8.30pm A look at look at how NASA is helping to locate ancient temples and pyramids in Egypt. More TV & Radio Cry Havoc: The Arms Race and the Second World War 1931–1941 by Joe Maiolo Roger Moorhouse on the race for military supremacy before the Second World War. Read more	The Soul of Landscape A major exhibition of works by 19th-century artist John Constable is now on display at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum. We bring you a selection of some of the magnificent images on display. Read more [view all features] History headlines Seventeen pyramids, more than 1,000 tombs and around 3,000 ancient settlements have been identified in a recent satellite survey of Egypt... Read more The Past Laugh This week's Friday funny, brought to you as ever by author and journalist Eugene Byrne, considers Egide Norbert Cornelisse – a soldier, a man of letters and a practical joker... Read more St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury At St Augustine's Abbey the pious have worshipped since AD 598, making it one of Britain's oldest monastic sites. Read more What are the origins of the British taste for black pepper? Pepper has long been one of the most popular spices in the world – not just Britain. The Romans traded in it, and… Read more

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