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Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
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