Carolina Quotes...if what I say is responsible, I alone am responsible for the saying of it...
Edward R. Murrow Carolinian
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- RTNDA Convention Speech (1958)
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- 1958
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“...if what I say is responsible, I alone am responsible for …” Edward R. Murrow. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-634DB7142C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/634db7142c
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