The pursuit of truth often requires swimming against powerfu... - Seymour Hersh

"The pursuit of truth often requires swimming against powerful currents of political interest"

Seymour Hersh Perseverance

Investigative Journalist American Born 1937 (age 89)

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"The main stream media has the power to make or break political careers."

"I'm a journalist. My job is to tell the truth."

"The one thing that scares me is the concentration of power."

"Lying is done with words, and also with silence."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."