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The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. — Hugo Black
I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone. — Milos Forman
The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story… — Chris Chocola
I'm very much in support of the free press, but the free press ought to be educational and informative. And I believe they have fallen… — Samuel Dash
During the last dozen years the tales of suppression of free assemblage, free press, and free speech, by local authorities or the State operating under… — Edward Alsworth Ross
In examining the CIA's past and present use of the U.S. media, the Committee finds two reasons for concern. The first is the potential, inherent… — Frank Church
Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free. — Theodore Roosevelt
It is a seldom proffered argument as to the advantages of a free press that it has a major function in keeping the government itself… — Walter Cronkite
Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition... well, they are still radical ideas. — Lyndon B. Johnson
I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism?… — Steven Morrissey
Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. — Alexis de Tocqueville
The press doesn't stop publishing, by the way, in a fascist escalation; it simply watches what it says. That too can be an incremental process,… — Naomi Wolf
A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and… — Robert A. Heinlein
The only security of all is in a free press. — Thomas Jefferson
Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties… — Amartya Sen
A free press doesn't mean it's not a tame press. — Andrew Vachss
The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth… — E E Cummings
A free press needs to be a respected press. — Tom Stoppard
One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. — Ferdinand Mount
Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must… — Mike Rogers
The second is the damage to the credibility and independence of a free press which may be caused by covert relationships with the U.S. journalists… — Frank Church
You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy?… — John Podhoretz
A free press can of course be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad. . . .… — Albert Camus
We're designed to pulse. Our most basic survival need is to spend and renew energy. We're hardwired to make waves, to be alert during the… — Tony Schwartz
What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press… — Esther Dyson

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