Carolina QuotesThe newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
Edward R. Murrow Carolinian
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On receiving the "Family of Man" Award (1964)
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- 1964
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“The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldes…” Edward R. Murrow. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-92D680331C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/92d680331c
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