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The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them. — Thomas Jefferson

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The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them.

Thomas Jefferson
1807
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NewspapersMedia criticism
Medium
Letter
Time
1807
Person
Thomas Jefferson
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Current citation
Jefferson, Thomas. "John Norvell, June 11, 1807." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library Classics, 1998.
Original citation
Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Norvell. 11 June 1807.

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