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The press has no better friend than i am, no one who is more ready to acknowledge . . . its tremendous power for both good and evil.
-Abraham Lincoln
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The Press Has No Better Friend Than

Abraham Lincoln
The press has no better friend than i am, no one who is more ready to acknowledge . . . its tremendous power for both good and evil.
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