“A people are free in proportion as they form their own opinions.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge, (1772-1834) English poet, critic, philosopher, and a leader of the British Romantic movement. Source: The Watchman, 1796. Source Reference Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quote

“The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the animadvert upon all political institutions is a right so clear and certain, so interwoven with our other liberties,…

“Our republic and its press will rise and fall together.” Joseph Pulitzer, (1847-1911) Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher after whom the Pulitzer Prize was named. Source Reference Joseph Pulitzer Quote

“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” A. J. Liebling, [Abbott Joseph Liebling] (1904-1963) American journalist, author. Source: The New Yorker, 1960. Source Reference A. J. Liebling Quote

“It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.” Thomas Mann, (1875-1955) German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, Nobel Prize in Literature (1929). Source Reference Thomas…

“Protection against government is now not enough to guarantee that a man who has something to say shall have a chance to say it. The owners and managers of the press determine which person, which facts, which version of the…

“To curtail free expression strikes twice at intellectual freedom, for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views necessarily deprives others of the right to listen to those views.” C. Van Woodward, (1908-1999) American historian. Source: “Report On…

“No loss by flood and lightning, no destruction of cities and temples by hostile forces of nature, has deprived man of so many noble lives and impulses as those which his intolerance has destroyed.” Helen Keller, (1880-1968) Blind-Deaf Author. Source…

“The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.” Earl Warren, (1891-1974) Chief Justice, U. S. Supreme Court. Source: Times Film Corps. vs. City of Chicago, 23 January 1961. Source Reference Earl Warren Quote

“Our major mistakes have not been the result of democracy, but of the erosion of democracy made possible by the mass media’s manipulation of public opinion.” Robert Cirino, Source: Don’t Blame The People, 1971. Source Reference Robert Cirino Quote

“Nobody should be compelled to respect an ideology that doesn’t respect them.” Pat Condell, (1949-) British writer. Source Reference Pat Condell Quote

“The body of People may with Respect resist intolerable Tyranny.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Source: Second Treatise On Civil Government 288 (Chicago 1955). Source Reference John Locke Quote