Stuart made headlines in 1997 with his then-current Barricade Books , by reissuing '' The Turner Diaries , '' a novel thought to have been the inspiration behind Timothy McVeigh 's bombing of the Murrah building . He was a strong advocate of freedom of the press , and believed it was important for people to be able to read and make up their own minds . ( In the introduction he wrote to his reissue of '' The Turner Diaries , '' he made clear how strongly he opposed the viewpoint expressed in the book . ) Lyle Stuart stated he was a firm proponent of the First Amendment which he felt should always be challenged
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