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"We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know, and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows."
By: | Katharine Graham (more quotes by Katharine Graham or books by/about Katharine Graham) |
(1917-2001) American publisher, owner of Washington Post and Newsweek magazine. | |
Source: | speech to CIA recruits in 1988 |
Categories: | CIA, Freedom, Government, Knowledge, Police, Privacy, Propaganda, Liberty, Secrecy |
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