Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most…

Albert Camus
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Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays, p.102, Vintage
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Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty. ✨ Albert Camus (2012). Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays, p.102, Vintage

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