Agency Quote by Patrick Leahy

Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer." [...]…

— Henry A. Kissinger

The First Amendment is not a blanket freedom-of-information act. The constitutional newsgathering freedom means the media can go where the public can, but enjoys…

— George Will

The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to place political…

— Bradley A. Smith

Apparently the only time the press gets it right is when the White House illegally leaks it to them.

— Jon Stewart

The US intelligence community is deeply allergic to the Freedom of Information Act. It is fair to say that the intelligence community does nearly…

— Ryan Shapiro

The USA FREEDOM Act ends the NSA's unfettered data collection program once and for all, while at the same time preserving the government's ability…

— Ted Cruz

The American public has a right to know what's going on.

— Elmer Davis

WikiLeaks has been a very strong proponent of the Freedom of Information Act. This is probably, actually, if you think about it, probably against…

— Julian Assange

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have…

— Alberto Gonzales

The only time the press doesn’t sensationalize information is when one of their own is kidnapped. Interesting how they show restraint then.

— Jim Norton

Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be…

— Otto Schily

We get information in the mail, the regular postal mail, encrypted or not, vet it like a regular news organization, format it - which…

— Julian Assange