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Harold Holzer, Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion Quotes: No greater mistake can be made than to assume that newspapers are correct indices of public opinion.
         

No greater mistake can be made than to assume that newspapers are correct indices of public opinion.


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