Beginning Quote by Mo Ibrahim

The way you get democracy to function is by informing the public.

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Democracy doesn't work unless the public is informed.

— Brad Pitt

Democracy is not being well served as we're accustomed to. There is less information, there's less investigation, there's less analysis, there's less accountability.

— Edward Greenspon

If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing?

— Noam Chomsky

“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

There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate…

— Anonymous

It's the same with this idea of a literate public, and also of a democracy in which people have access to and really read…

— Robert Hass

A lot of people in government don't really read books at all.

— Geoff Mulgan

It's hard to believe that in the greatest democracy in the world, we need legislation to prevent the government from writing and paying for…

— John F. Kerry

We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know, and shouldn't. I believe…

— Katharine Graham

We are a democracy, and there is only one way to get a democracy on its feet in the matter of its individual, its…

— Joseph Pulitzer

I believe that a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for any democratic society.... if officials make…

— Sissela Bok