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Cory Booker: A healthy fourth estate is a fundamental bulwark of a representational republic.

On the recordAugust 20, 2018
A healthy fourth estate is a fundamental bulwark of a representational republic.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of a free press in democracy.

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