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Two and two do make four

We may be facing an existential crisis, and the odds may be against us. But we are not keeping our mouths shut. With democracy at stake, journalists cannot shy away from this fight. Español Português

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President Donald J Trump delivers remarks during a press conference in the East Room at the White House, in Washington, DC on February 16, 2017. Riccardo Savi/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.

But again and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. The school teacher is well aware of this. And the question is not one of knowing what punishment or reward attends the making of this calculation. The question is one of knowing whether two and two do make four.

― Albert Camus, The Plague.