I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Co…

Thomas Jefferson
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I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Noble E. Cunningham (2001). The Inaugural Addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, 1801 And 1805, p.3, University of Missouri Press
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