The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay. our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press ... Why should this freedom be guarded? A) to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit, B) to keep the government from becoming the primary information source, C) to provide the government with an accurate information source, D) to keep the news media from controlling the political process.

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20 June, 15:44

The statement below was made by Thomas Jefferson in a 1786 letter to John Jay. our liberty, which cannot be guarded but by the freedom of the press ... Why should this freedom be guarded? A) to provide the news media with a guaranteed profit, B) to keep the government from becoming the primary information source, C) to provide the government with an accurate information source, D) to keep the news media from controlling the political process.

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Lilyana · Answer 1

The correct answer is: B) to keep the government from becoming the primary information source

The general consensus is that a free press keeps the people informed, even on issues that the Government wished it didn't know about.