I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
It is a seldom proffered argument as to the advantages of a free press that it has a major function in keeping… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
A handful of us determine what will be on the evening news broadcasts, or, for that matter, in the New York Times… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
For heaven's sakes, in the newspaper days, when we had competing newspapers, and the newsstands sale was as important as the circulation… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I don't think it's in any way harmful, this marriage of media and politicians. I think it enhances the communications process considerably… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I sort of think in a way that many of us young reporters who had the opportunity to go overseas for our… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Helping set the day's agenda and deciding what we used and editing it, that was a journalistic high point. I liked reporting… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Television [is] a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do-transmitting electronic pictures through the air. Still, as an… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
I do think that the success, although still not complete... in the recognition of equal rights... to all Americans, regardless of color, creed and… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
It is clear that military force and our policy of preemption are alone insufficient to make us safe. But help is on the way.… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
In all my years as a news commentator I was never once, able to tell the truth, about anything. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
I grew my mustache when I was nineteen in order to look older. I never shaved it off even though it overran its usefulness… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
The battle for the airwaves cannot be limited to only those who have the bank accounts to pay for the battle and win it. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
If, as they say, the threat of the hangman's noose has a powerful way of focusing one's attention, the same can be said of… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
We must strengthen the United Nations as a first step toward a World Government, patterned after our Own Government with a legislature, executive and… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share
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