Despotism Quote by Leon Gambetta

Man is about the same, in the main, whether with despotism, or whether with freedom.

— Walt Whitman

Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control. Where ever the cause of liberty is…

— Calvin Coolidge

I think that in today's world the right to privacy and freedom of the press are set on a collision course.

— Rob Lowe

We have more freedom of the press than any other country in a similar position. Even way back in the frightened '50s, Communists, for…

— Pete Seeger

But now, I, August Comte, have discovered the truth. Therefore, there is no longer any need for freedom of thought or freedom of the…

— Auguste Comte

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.

— Elliott Abrams

I recognize the need to provide the press - and, through you, the American people - with information to the fullest extent possible. In…

— Donald Rumsfeld

I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a…

— Harold Wilson

Freedom of press and freedom of speech: What a blessing for a country while in the hands of honest, patriotic men; what a curse…

— William J. H. Boetcker

A free press can only exist where there is private control over the means of production

— Ludwig von Mises

“But his mood had changed. “You can’t build politics on love,” he said. “People aren’t concerned with love; it’s too disordered. They prefer despotism.…

— Anonymous

“This country prides itself on freedom of the press and went to war with England because you wanted religious freedom”

— Lin Wilder