Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar emphasizes the importance of public access to information in government.

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