It was Father Charles Coughlin, of Detroit, who had first thought out the device of freeing himself from any censorship of his political sermons on the Mount by "buying his own time on the air"- it being only in the twentieth century that mankind has been able to buy Time as it buys soap and gasoline. This invention was almost equal, in its effect on all American life and thought, to Henry Ford's early conception of selling cars cheap to millions of people, instead of selling a few as luxuries.
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Father Charles Coughlin from Detroit pioneered the idea of bypassing censorship in his political broadcasts by purchasing airtime. This innovative approach, which emerged in the twentieth century, parallels the way people began to buy goods like soap and gasoline, marking a significant shift in media and communication. Coughlin's method allowed for greater freedom of expression and was transformative for American society.

This development had an impact comparable to that of Henry Ford's revolution in the automobile industry, where cars became accessible to the masses rather than being limited to the wealthy. Both Coughlin’s approach to media and Ford’s pricing strategies reshaped American life and thought, democratizing access to ideas and products.

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