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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
Ted Koppel
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"Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach."
— Ted Koppel

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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach. — Ted Koppel

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Ted Koppel was a Journalist from United States (1940–present).

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This quote is attributed to Ted Koppel, a Journalist from United States.
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Ted Koppel lived from 1940 – present.