"Ideas are harder to promote than products or personalities."
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Free Spirit (Arlington: Newseum Books, 2000), p. 48
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Al Neuharth
Allen Harold "Al" Neuharth (March 22, 1924 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman, author, and columnist born in Eureka, South Dakota. He was the founder of USA Today, The Freedom Forum, and its Newseum.
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