Democracy Quote by Senator John Kerry

The most important newspapers in this country need to exist. Our democracy needs them. Life as we know it would be unthinkable without them.

— Jacob Weisberg

I believe democracy requires a 'sacred contract' between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we can about…

— Bill Moyers

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.

— Thomas Jefferson

Journalism is what we need to make democracy work.

— Walter Cronkite

Large newspapers are routinely censored by legal costs. It is time this stopped. It is time a country said, enough is enough, justice must…

— Julian Assange

The back and forth between the press and government is essential to any good democracy.

— Justin Trudeau

The true liberty of the press is amply secured by permitting every man to publish his opinion; but it is due to the peace…

— Thomas McKean

We must do away with all newspapers. A revolution cannot be accomplished with freedom of the press.

— Che Guevara

Our democracy depends on a free and independent press. When politicians call reporting they don't like 'fake news,' they undermine trust in our civic…

— Tina Smith

We have our own system, ... and journalists in our system are not put in prison for embarrassing the government by revealing things the…

— Chris Patten

In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free…

— Tzipi Livni

There is no democracy without journalism.

— Scott Pelley