Teddy Roosevelt: “We need clean, healthy newspapers, with clean, healthy criticism which…”

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We need clean, healthy newspapers, with clean, healthy criticism which shall be fearless and truthful.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for the need for honest and constructive journalism.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We need clean, healthy newspapers, with clean, healthy criticism which shall be fearless and truthful.”