Democracy doesn't begin at the top; it begins at the bottom, when flesh-and-blood human beings fight to rekindle what Arlo Guthrie calls 'The Patriot's Dream. — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog. — Bill Moyers Copy Share
David Rockefeller is the most conspicuous representative today of the ruling class, a multinational fraternity of men who shape the global economy and manage… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
They're counting on your patriotism to distract you from their plunder. They're counting on you to be standing at attention with your hand over… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
Charity provides crumbs from the table; justice offers a place at the table. — Bill Moyers Copy Share
Conservatism is less a set of ideas than it is a pathological distemper, a militant anger over the fact that the universe is not… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
When the public loses faith in democracy's ability to solve the problems it has created for itself, the game's almost over. And I think… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
It's very difficult to measure the impact on policy of any investigative journalism. You hope it matters to let a little more truth loose… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
Sure enough, as merger has followed merger, journalism has been driven further down the hierarchy of values in the huge conglomerates that dominate what… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
Unless you're willing to fight and refight the same battles until you go blue in the face, drive the people you work with nuts… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons. — Bill Moyers Copy Share
If being tolerant of differing opinions, if believing that America has to make it as a pluralistic nation, if being civil, if that makes… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
“Civilization is but a thin veneer stretched across the passions of the human heart. And civilization doesn't just happen; we have to make it… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
A profound transformation is happening here. The framers of our nation never envisioned these huge media giants; never imagined what could happen if big… — Bill Moyers Copy Share
