The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opini…

Thomas Jefferson
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep he waters pure. ✨ Letter to Marquis de Lafayette, 4 Nov. 1823
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep he waters pure. ✨ Letter to Marquis de Lafayette, 4 Nov. 1823

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