What I'm Thinking About More And More These Days Is Simply The Importance Of Transparency, And Jefferson's Saying That He'd Rather Have A Free Press Without A Government Than A Government Without A Free Press. - SearchQuotes

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What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press.

Esther Dyson

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