“Our great political system needs information to be self-correcting. While excesses and imbalances will inevitably exist for a time, fortunately they tend not to last. Ultimately, truth prevails.”
—Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. secretary of defense,
2004.
• Editorial Comment: Time for some correcting, Don.
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