"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(sic) when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows."
– Katherine Graham, late owner of the Washington Post, in a speech to CIA recruits in 1988.
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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(sic) when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows."
– Katherine Graham, late owner of the Washington Post, in a speech to CIA recruits in 1988.