Press Quotes

“When a figure in power calls our press the enemy of the people, it is an assault on democracy.”

“The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.”

“You cannot have a free country without a free press.”

“As an organ of enlightened opinion, the press, when duly restrained, must be cherished as the guardian of civil and religious liberty.”

“The buck stops here with me, as it does with any press secretary.”

“I recognize that the press and the public have a right to know.”

“In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy.”

“The press is the only institution that can enable the public to control the government.”

“You don't tell us how to stage the news, and we don't tell you how to cover it.”

“You cannot have a functioning democracy without a functioning media.”

“The freedom of the press is a cornerstone of any democracy.”

“If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails of that country will be filled with good people.”

“I wish the reporters would tell the truth, just the truth.”

“It is a tribute to the First Amendment that we do not have an Official Secrets Act in this country.”

“The press is an imperfect institution, but it's essential. It's not the enemy of the people.”

“The free press is not free. It is owned by a handful of corporations that have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.”

“You can't have a free society without a free press.”

“Freedom of the press is the foundation of all other freedoms.”

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

“My job is to tell the truth. My job is to find out what is going on and to tell the truth.”