"All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf."
"We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king."
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Source: Helen Van Slyke (1988). “Helen Van Slyke, three complete novels”, Random House Value Pub
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