Richard Nixon actually said...

It is incumbent upon all who desire a better America, public officials and private citizens alike, to help improve both our intellectual resources and the free flow of information within and across our national boundaries.

Context

Proclamation 4116—International Book Year, 1972

03/12/1972

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