“If the government wins and we're convicted, the Washington Post as we...” – Fritz Beebe, The Post ... Movie Quotes Database

Fritz Beebe

If the government wins and we're convicted, the Washington Post as we know it will cease to exist.

Ben Bradlee

Well, if we live in a world where the government could tell us what we can and cannot print, then the Washington Post as we know it has already ceased to exist.

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