To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indeb…

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To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. ✨ James Madison, Thomas Jefferson (1826). Resolutions of Virginia and Kentucky, p.51
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To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression. ✨ James Madison, Thomas Jefferson (1826). Resolutions of Virginia and Kentucky, p.51

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