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An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery.
Joseph Pulitzer
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"An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery."
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An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. — Joseph Pulitzer

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Joseph Pulitzer was a Publisher from United States (1847–1911).

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This quote is attributed to Joseph Pulitzer, a Publisher from United States.
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Joseph Pulitzer lived from 1847 – 1911.
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