There is a terrific ...

There is a terrific disadvantage in not having the abrasive quality of the press applied to you daily. Even though we never like it, and even though we wish they didn\'t write it, and even though we disapprove, there isn\'t any doubt that we could not do the job at all in a free society without a very, very active press.
There is a terrific disadvantage in not having the abrasive quality of the press applied to you daily. Even though we never like it, and even though we wish they didn't write it, and even though we disapprove, there isn't any doubt that we could not do the job at all in a free society without a very, very active press.
 John F. Kennedy

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