Barack Obama said "These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on public issues can be, in the words of Justice William Brennan, 'uninhibited, robust, and wide open.'" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 2, 2016

These are the men and women who work to ensure that debate on public issues can be, in the words of Justice William Brennan, 'uninhibited, robust, and wide open.'

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Barack Obama

Democratic · Illinois

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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Press Release - Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on World Press Freedom Day

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