nor ever will be, secure,
when the transactions of their rulers may be
concealed from them.
-- Patrick Henry
(1736-1799) US Founding Father
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Freedom is the right to question and change
the established way of doing things.
It is the continuous revolution of the marketplace.
It is the understanding that allows us to recognize
shortcomings and seek solutions.
-- Ronald Reagan
(1911-2004) 40th US President
Source: Address to students at
Moscow State University, 05/31/88
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A free press is not a privilege
but an organic necessity
in a great society.
-- Walter Lippmann(1889-1974)
American writer, journalist, and political commentator.