Democracy Quote by Shimon Peres

Television has made dictatorship impossible but democracy unbearable.

— Shimon Peres

The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for…

— Jimmy Reid

Media is a big problem around the world, it's powerful and can abuse its power.

— Julian Assange

Today, the media dictatorship is becoming a substitute to military dictatorship. The big economic groups are using the media and decide who can speak,…

— Danny Glover

Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.

— Geoff Mulgan

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be…

— Amy Goodman

The uniformity and obedience of the media, which any dictator would admire...

— Noam Chomsky

“At the deepest level, the media contribute to the sense that the government is the enemy, and they suppress the sources of real power…

— Noam Chomsky

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly…

— Jonathan Demme

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

— Dave Brat

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if…

— Mario Monti

The media is comparable to government-probably passes government in raw power.

— Matt Drudge