Believe Quote by Christie Hefner

“Whatever the source, a steady diet of bad information, conveyed in bad faith, can over time become a serious threat to a democracy. Over…

— Jeff Flake

If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as…

— Jim Lehrer

An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.

— Thomas Jefferson

As a journalist, I fundamentally believe that keeping the public informed is an essential part of democracy.

— Margaret Brennan

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you…

— Donna Brazile

Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a…

— Jay Griffiths

Democracy is not just about voting but about informed voting. If democracy doesn't have access to reliable sources of information and instead relies on…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

“Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that government legitimacy…

— John Podesta

Right to Information is a small concrete step in making our polity more democratic.

— Arvind Kejriwal

“Because instant and credible information has to be given, it becomes necessary to resort to guesswork, rumors and suppositions to fill in the voids,…

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I worry that we're not getting enough of the news that we need to make informed judgments as citizens.

— Walter Cronkite

An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance.

— Ory Okolloh