Press controls are used to make it difficult or impossible to report about social tensions. The silencing of certain forms of expression turns off the safety valves provided by free speech, and forces the tension underground. Therefore, I hope you will permit me to say here today that the role of the press in this and other important areas is simply to report the news, providing the truth that combats lies. There will be, I am sure, suggestions that the press should go beyond this to become a partner in official efforts. This would be a serious mistake.
Medical doctors have a time-honored creed that applies here.
In the field that we are discussing here today, the same is true. First, do no harm. Do not institute official truth. Do not command the press to do anything. Do not support censorship, even in the name of a good cause.