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> [I believe that one of the most important institutions in a democratic society is a free press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-believe-that-one-of-the-most-important-institutions-in-a-democratic/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

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## More by Jeremy Scahill

> [I wasn’t like, boo hoo, Bin Laden’s dead, but I wasn’t jumping. America’s a very nationalistic country, and in episodes like that of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-wasn-t-like-boo-hoo-bin-laden-s-dead-but-i-wasn-t-jumping-america-s/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [ “operations\] that previously only Tier One Special Mission Units would be doing.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/operations-that-previously-only-tier-one-special-mission-units-would/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [I have chosen to cast my lot with independent media outlets because I believe that only through independent reporting where you are not beholding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-have-chosen-to-cast-my-lot-with-independent-media-outlets-because-i/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [“The British version of 'Shit My Dad Says' is really entertaining.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/the-british-version-of-shit-my-dad-says-is-really-entertaining/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [I believe that one of the most important institutions in a democratic society is a free press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-believe-that-one-of-the-most-important-institutions-in-a-democratic/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [The first week I was in Iraq, I said, "This is what I want to do. I want to be a reporter and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/the-first-week-i-was-in-iraq-i-said-this-is-what-i-want-to-do-i-want/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [Because I didn't see war in Iraq through the partisan lens that seems to dominate a lot of the perspective today with Fox News…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/because-i-didn-t-see-war-in-iraq-through-the-partisan-lens-that-seems/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [“Remember that there was great controversy that George Bush asserted the power simply to detain American citizens without due process or simply to eavesdrop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/remember-that-there-was-great-controversy-that-george-bush-asserted/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [Now, here we are, and we have Obama in office, and he has drawn down forces in Iraq - which is a plan that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/now-here-we-are-and-we-have-obama-in-office-and-he-has-drawn-down/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [ I believe that we \[Americans\] are making more new enemies than we are killing terrorists at this point, and I think it's time that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-believe-that-we-americans-are-making-more-new-enemies-than-we-are/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [You can do as much diligence as possible before you go somewhere to try to protect yourself and the people around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/you-can-do-as-much-diligence-as-possible-before-you-go-somewhere-to/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [My fear, as an American, is that our own actions are going to contribute to an inspiration for terrorists to want to harm us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/my-fear-as-an-american-is-that-our-own-actions-are-going-to/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [If you're a human being, you'd have to be terrified. The impunity ... That these guys can sit on a TV show and just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/if-you-re-a-human-being-you-d-have-to-be-terrified-the-impunity-that/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [If I were to read about me purely on Twitter, I wouldn’t know what to make of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/if-i-were-to-read-about-me-purely-on-twitter-i-wouldn-t-know-what-to/)

[Jeremy Scahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-scahill/)

> [ I think we \[Americans\] are going to look back and realize that the civil liberties that we've given up in the name of security,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-scahill/i-think-we-americans-are-going-to-look-back-and-realize-that-the/)

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