We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Putting it as strongly as I can, the failure to give free airtime for our political campaigns endangers our democracy. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Ethics must be reintroduced to public service to restore people's faith in government. Without such faith, democracy cannot flourish. Your ambitious agenda… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
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
History must share with reading, writing and arithmetic first rank as the most important subjects in the curriculum. Understanding the issues on… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
The ruling class is the rich. . . . And those people are so able to manipulate our democracy that they really control the democracy. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I think that the failure of newspaper competition in a community is a very serious handicap to the dissemination of the knowledge… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
We have overcome some terrible blows to our democracy, to the future of our democracy, to the future of our nation. We… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
It seems to rise again when the crisis times come, and this is a time of most severe crisis, as we all… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
To suggest we are on the edge of defeat is to yield to unreasonable pessimism. To say that we are mired in… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
The fact that you are here tonight gathered together with us testifies to the fact you understand the need for this organization… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
In all my years as a news commentator I was never once, able to tell the truth, about anything. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
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 Image
