Arthur Hays Sulzberger

“Along with responsible newspapers, we must have responsible readers.”

“We get on the front pages what editors think is news. We don't have to print it if we don't think it is.”

“A newspaper should be a reflection of a community, a mirror in which the public can see itself.”

“Obviously, a man's judgment cannot be better than the information on which he has based it.”

“A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.”

“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”

“Freedom of the press is not a special privilege of newspapers but a basic right of the people.”

“We journalists tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.”

“I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”

“A man's judgment is no better than his information.”

“What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy.”

“Freedom of the press is a precious and often misunderstood right.”

“We are, I think, in the grip of a scientific revolution, a revolution that is probably more fundamental than any but the agricultural revolution.”

“We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.”

“The headline is the most important element in the copy.”