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Power & Freedom of the Press
1. "Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy." Walter Cronkite
2. "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." Thomas Jefferson
3. "Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." Benjamin Franklin
4. "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." John F. Kennedy
5. "Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego." Mahatma Gandhi
6. "Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged." Franklin D. Roosevelt
7. "The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government." Hugo Black
8. "Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose" George Orwell
9. "The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press, as one of the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable." James Madison
10. "Freedom of the press is essential to the preservation of a democracy; but there is a difference between freedom and license. Editorialists who tell downright lies in order to advance their own agendas do more to discredit the press than all the censors in the world." Franklin D. Roosevelt
11. "The only security of all is in a free press." Thomas Jefferson
12. "The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being" Thomas Jefferson
13. "Whoever controls the media, controls the mind." Jim Morrison
14. "The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments." George Mason
15. "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates." Benjamin Franklin
16. "Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than guns. Why should any man be allowed to buy a printing press and disseminate pernicious opinions calculated to embarrass the government?" Vladimir Lenin
17. "Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order." John Lindsay
18. "Our liberty depends on freedom of the press." Thomas Jefferson
19. "There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press" Mark Twain
20. "A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad." Albert Camus
21. "If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, Maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. ... But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." Martin Luther King, Jr.
22. "I have great respect for the news and great respect for freedom of the press and all of that." Donald Trump
23. "Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control. Where ever the cause of liberty is making its way, one of its highest accomplishments is the guarantee of the freedom of the press." Calvin Coolidge
24. "Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty." Herbert Hoover
25. “Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose” George Orwell
26. “Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves.” Mokokoma Mokhonoana
27. “You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.” Scott Howard Phillips
28. “Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.” DaShanne Stokes
29. “It is the press, above all, which wages a positively fanatical and slanderous struggle, tearing down everything which can be regarded as a support of national independence, cultural elevation, and the economic independence of the nation.” Adolf Hitler
30. “Be passionate about what you write, believe in your ability to convey timeless ideas, and let no one tell you what what you're capable of.” Christina Westover
31. “All over the world, wherever there are capitalists, freedom of the press means freedom to buy up newspapers, to buy writers, to bribe, buy and fake "public opinion" for the benefit of the bourgeoisie.” Vladimir Lenin
32. “I noticed something peculiar when thinking about freedom. Everyone wants it but less are willing to extend the same freedoms to everyone. Seems inconsistent to me.” C.A.A. Savastano
33. “If you truly hate censorship then you will defend anyone that is unfairly censored. Everyone deserves their legal rights, even when they disagree with us. Protecting their rights protects ours.” C.A.A. Savastano
34. “Journalists must uphold democracy; they are its fourth and last pillar” Those Facts
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