Nothing can be more notorious than the calumnies and invectives with which the wisest measures and most virtuous characters of The United States have been pursued and traduced [By American Newspapers]

Thurgood Marshall
About This Quote

This is a quote from Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, in which he addresses the American press. In it, he warns of the dangers of the press and advises people to be very careful about what they say publicly, as such things can be used against them later on. He also reaffirms that his integrity "will not suffer" even though many have slandered it.

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