Concern Quote by John Updike

The government being the people's business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is…

— Anonymous

The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs…

— Mark Slouka

Freedom to speak and write about public questions is as important to the life of our government as is the heart to the human…

— Hugo Black

Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves.

— Winnie Byanyima

The notion of what is public and what is private has been dissolved. My children see documentaries; they see Instagram. Everyone is very open:…

— Karl Ove Knausgard

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

— Frank B. Kellogg

In an age when many of our citizens casually reveal information about themselves in social media wildly beyond anything imaginable only a decade ago,…

— Richard Ben-Veniste

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses…

— Charles Evans Hughes

The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives…

— George Washington

We have voluntarily agreed to let an invisible government sift the data and high-spot the outstanding issues so that our field of choice shall…

— Edward Bernays