“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”
A. J. Liebling (1904–1963) American journalist
The New Yorker, May 14, 1960.
“Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do.”
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