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It is well to remember that freedom through the press is the thing that comes first. Most of us probably feel we couldn't be free without newspapers, and that is the real reason we want the newspapers to be free.
Edward R. Murrow
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Edward R. Murrow
Age: 59 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 25
Died: 1967
Died: April 27
Journalist
Greensboro
North Carolina
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