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" Perhaps if all the peoples of the world understand what war really means, we would eliminate it. "

Walter Cronkite

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" I do not consider a liberal necessarily to be a leftist. "

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" I suppose popularity is measured by ratings. If a broadcaster is known as the leader because of ratings, then that's where people most want to be seen and heard, so there's no question that there's an advantage. "

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" I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens. "

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" We have more and more one-newspaper towns, and that troubles me. "

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" I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be. "

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" It's hard for us to really understand the immensity so far of the conquest of space. "

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