America Quote by Alan K. Simpson

The dissemination of the individual's opinions on matters of public interest is for us, in the historic words of the Declaration of Independence, an…

— John Marshall Harlan II

America's founders knew the importance of allowing the people to speak critically about government actions.

— Mark Meadows

The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them.

— David McCullough

When our founders created America, it was in the age of the printing press, when individuals could freely join the conversation. And that robust,…

— Al Gore

One thing I like to tell founders is the more you talk, the more you have an opportunity to say something that people don't…

— Michael Seibel

Done correctly, everyone from individual speakers to large organizations can inspire citizens and customers to spread a message using their own social channels, and…

— Simon Mainwaring

The American people want to pay attention to serious ideas again. Our founding was built by people who were political philosophers, and we need…

— Dave Brat

The one thing that is distinctive about America historically has been the fact that we are all able to engage in public discourse without…

— Ajit Pai

One of America's strengths has always been its openness to the new: both new ideas and new people.

— Cesar Pelli

Our emphasis on political coverage from the day we were born here was well-founded, and we believe there were opportunities there that we could…

— Brit Hume

My ideal of conversation that includes wide representation of perspectives, informed by the consensus view of current experts, pursued with an attempt to find…

— Philip Kitcher

Open debate is how communities maintain trust when they drive towards significant policy.

— Jake Auchincloss