Freedom Of The Press Quotes

Freedom Of The Press Quote of the day

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.

The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.

Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose

The only security of all is in a free press.

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

The freedom of the press should be inviolate.

I get a little nauseated, perhaps, when I hear the phrase 'freedom of the press' used as freely as it is, knowing that a large part of our proprietorial press is not free at all.

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

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.

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.

But now, I, August Comte, have discovered the truth. Therefore, there is no longer any need for freedom of thought or freedom of the press. I want to rule and to organize the whole country.

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press

Freedom of the press is the mortar that binds together the bricks of democracy -- and it is also the open window embedded in those bricks.

I have great respect for the news and great respect for freedom of the press and all of that.

I have great respect for press freedoms. At the same time, however, a politician also has the freedom to decide whether he or she will accept an invitation to appear on a show or not.

Freedom of the press, freedom of the news media, must be subordinated to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.

We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press...It is a precious pest, and a necessary mischief, and there would be no liberty without it.

Freedom of the press is the staff of life, for any vital democracy.

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.

Our liberty depends on freedom of the press.

Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.

We think we have got freedom of the press. When one millionaire has ten newspapers and ten million people have no newspapers - that is not freedom of the press.

Slavery tolerates no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion.

Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.

Freedom of the press is perhaps the freedom that has suffered the most from the gradual degradation of the idea of liberty.

Despotism and freedom of the press cannot exist together.

In Czechoslovakia there is no such thing as freedom of the press. In the United States there is no such thing as freedom from the press.

To get the inestimable good that freedom of the press assures one must know how to submit to the inevitable evil it gives rise to.

All the wrong people have the power of suggestion and the freedom of the press is meaningless if nobody asks a question.

I think that the growing government control of the press is very clear. Turkey is still not a dictatorship, there is still some freedom of the press, but I think it's moving in the wrong direction.

I think that in today's world the right to privacy and freedom of the press are set on a collision course.

Freedom of the press and also of speech, assembly, and worship can persist as social forms and legal guarantees, while at the same time their functional realities can be gradually slipping away.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times.

What have the Germans gained by their boasted freedom of the press, except the liberty of abusing each other as they like?

I'm not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can't be.

The murders in Paris are sickening, we stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.

Freedom of the press is to the machinery of the state what the safety valve is to the steam engine.

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.

A freedom given up is not so easily regained.

Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves.

When there is liberty, you expect a higher degree of freedom and not human rights abuse.

Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.

Oil may run out, liquidity may dry up, but as long as ink flows freely, the next chapter of Life will continue to be written.

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.

Let everywritertell hisownliesThat's freedomof thepress.

Say what you wish about media in the Arab world, but say it knowing that no media channel in the world is absolutely free.