Able Quote by Edward Snowden

The better-informed we are, the more we can do to make sure what's happening is in our interests and is accountable to us.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The papers feed the public interest but then the public interest demands more in the press and speculation can look like fact.

— Chris Chibnall

Even in non-democratic countries, people have a legitimate interest in knowing about actions taken by the government.

— Peter Singer

One of the most powerful defences the media can offer for controversial actions is, of course, public interest.

— Rowan Williams

“The bottom line is that our government is not intelligent about how it pursues the public interest, because its decisions are not informed decisions…

— Robert David Steele

Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance.

— David Blunkett

We've seen in terms of the reaction to some proposals in the Budget already how resistant that public opinion is to, first of all,…

— Brian Cowen

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly surprising, it is imperative that our political thinking should…

— Bertrand Russell

I'm aware of politics in our country; I'm not totally disoriented about it. But my knowledge comes from newspapers.

— Kunal Kapoor

Public opinion shapes our destinies and guides the progress of human affairs.

— Frank B. Kellogg

I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form of public…

— Elon Musk

A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on…

— Haile Selassie