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If We Were To Do The Second Coming Of Christ In Color For A Full Hour, There Would Be A Considerable Number Of Stations Which Would Decline To Carry It On The Grounds That A Western Or A Quiz Show Would Be More Profitable.

-Edward R. Murrow

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Edward R. Murrow

If We Were To Do The Second Coming Of Christ In Color For A Full Hour, There Would Be A Considerable Number Of Stations Which Would Decline To Carry It On The Grounds That A Western Or A Quiz Show Would Be More Profitable.

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