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John F. Nichols: a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy…

On the recordApril 20, 2009
a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both.
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John F. Nichols
Missouri

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Emphasizes the link between journalism and democracy, warning of a crisis.

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