Belief Quote by Rose Bird

The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.

— Anonymous

If there is ever an amelioration of the condition of mankind, philosophers, theologians, legislators, politicians and moralists will find that the regulation of the…

— John Adams

It is the Press which has corrupted our political morals - and it is to the Press we must look for the means of…

— Alexander Hamilton

The press in America has never been stronger and never been freer and never been more vibrant, sometimes to my chagrin, and a lot…

— George W. Bush

Flaws and all, I believe the free press is our country's most important institution - one I am more than happy to defend. One…

— William H. McRaven

The power of the press in America is a primordial one. It sets the agenda of public discussion; and this sweeping political power is…

— Theodore White

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.

— A. J. Liebling

The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns the independence…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

[Restraints on the press] in all ages, have debauched morals, depressed liberty, shackled religion, supported despotism, and deluged the scaffold with blood.

— James Madison

The Press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press…

— Hugo Black

The press is the only profession protected in the Constitution because of how important the framers viewed the press. But in authoritarian regimes, they…

— Ted Lieu

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not…

— Benjamin Disraeli