Quite simply, a free press promotes peace; creating a universally free press would promote universal peace. The bridge between the two is democracy. (Rudolph Rummel)

Quite simply, a free press promotes peace; creating a universally free press would promote universal peace. The bridge between the two is democracy.

Rudolph Rummel

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