“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

“I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.” Justice Hugo L. Black  , (1886-1971) US Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Justice Hugo L. Black Quote

“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, (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution…

“Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.” Hugo L. Black, (1886-1971) US Supreme Court Justice. Source: 1963. Source…

“Truth has always been found to promote the best interests of mankind.” Percy Bysshe Shelley, (1792-1822) British poet. Source Reference Percy Bysshe Shelley Quote

“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” Justice William O. Douglas, (1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Famous Justice William O. Douglas…

“Running from challenges is not leadership.” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, (1940-2017) American television executive. Chairman and CEO of Fox News. Fox News Is Dropping Its ‘Fair & Balanced’ Slogan, by Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine, June 14, 2017. Source Reference ‘Running from challenges…

“The news is like a ship. If you take hands off the wheel, it pulls hard to the left.” Roger Ailes, (1940-2017) American television executive. Chairman and CEO of Fox News. Fox News Is Dropping Its ‘Fair & Balanced’ Slogan, by Gabriel…

“Maybe it’s providential that America is getting a Catholic president at a moment in which the ability to embrace diversity without division is especially crucial. In any event, if ever there was a potential “Catholic moment” in America, this would…

“News reporters are certainly liberal and left of center.” Walter Cronkite, former CBS News anchor. Source Reference Walter Cronkite Quote

“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.” Richard Salant, (1914-1993), former President of CBS News. Source Reference Richard Salant Quote

“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.” Adolf Hitler, (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator. Source Reference Adolf Hitler Quote