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the entire commercial press of our nation is not the "free" press it loudly claims to be that it is, rather, the principal means yet devised by the owners of the giant newspaper industry for dominating the public mind.

— Morris Schappes

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An active conscience is a formidable thing.

To lead for the common good is to undermine the effectiveness of anti-Semitic propaganda.

Minorities, Unite! (1944)

Words must be backed by deeds.

The main principle of a democracy is that the rights of any one group, be it minority or majority, are connected with the rights of all groups.

Minorities, Unite! (1944)

From the founding of our nation there has been a continual, many-angled struggle between these who would sacrifice the public need to their private wills and fortunes, and those who have fought to extend the boundaries of the public interest.

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