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> [America is strong because its journalism is strong. That's how democracies work. They're only as good as the quality of the information that the public possesses. And that is where we come in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/america-is-strong-because-its-journalism-is-strong-that-s-how/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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> [Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism. America is strong because its journalism is strong. That is how democracies work. They're only as good as the quality of the information that the public possesses and that is where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/democracies-succeed-or-fail-based-on-their-journalism-america-is/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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## More by Scott Pelley

> [The American people can always be trusted with the information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/the-american-people-can-always-be-trusted-with-the-information/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Journalists are getting big stories wrong, over and over again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/journalists-are-getting-big-stories-wrong-over-and-over-again/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [I wonder at what point do you stop doing what you think is right and you start doing what the majority of the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/i-wonder-at-what-point-do-you-stop-doing-what-you-think-is-right-and/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [You have to take risks on policy. You can't be a politician, wringing your hands, worried about what the public opinion polls are saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/you-have-to-take-risks-on-policy-you-can-t-be-a-politician-wringing/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/the-quality-of-life-in-america-is-dependent-on-the-quality-of-the/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Never before in human history has more information been available to more people. But at the same time, never before in human history has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/never-before-in-human-history-has-more-information-been-available-to/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [ If I do an interview with \[Holocaust survivor\] Elie Wiesel, am I required as a journalist to find a Holocaust denier? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/if-i-do-an-interview-with-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesel-am-i/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [That's gossip. Journalism was invented as an antidote to gossip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/that-s-gossip-journalism-was-invented-as-an-antidote-to-gossip/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Never before in human history has more bad information been available to more people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/never-before-in-human-history-has-more-bad-information-been-available/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Most people don't realize that two-thirds of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Pentagon. The U.S. government is an insurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/most-people-don-t-realize-that-two-thirds-of-the-federal-budget-is/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [I'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/i-m-always-trying-to-get-those-interviews-that-are-impossible-to-get/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [Not a lot of people watch cable news, they just don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/not-a-lot-of-people-watch-cable-news-they-just-don-t/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [No one ever wanted to hire me. Ever. I've never been recruited anywhere. I have beat my head against every wall, at every place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/no-one-ever-wanted-to-hire-me-ever-i-ve-never-been-recruited-anywhere/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [If you're first, no one will ever remember. If you're wrong, no one will ever forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/if-you-re-first-no-one-will-ever-remember-if-you-re-wrong-no-one-will/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

> [There is no democracy without journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pelley/there-is-no-democracy-without-journalism/)

[Scott Pelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pelley/)

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