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“Serving democracy and nourishing the common good is, for the media, something that requires not only attacking corrupt secrecies in a society, but also defending non-corrupt communication.” quote by Rowan Williams — Download Open image

“Serving democracy and nourishing the common good is, for the media, something that requires not only attacking corrupt secrecies in a society, but also defending non-corrupt communication.”

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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

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Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.

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