If Information Is True, If It Can Be Verified, And If It's Really Important, The Newspaper Needs To Be Willing To Take The Risk Associated With Using Unidentified Sources. - SearchQuotes

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If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.

Bob Woodward

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