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Quote from George Sutherland,


"A free press stands as one of the great interpreters
between the government and the people.
To allow it to be fettered is to fetter ourselves."


By:

George Sutherland (more quotes by George Sutherland or books by/about George Sutherland)


(1862-1942) U. S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

Grosjean v. American Press Co., 1936

Categories:

Censorship, Government, Justice, Press

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