“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, so necessary, in fact, to their existence, that without it we must fall into despotism … Continue reading Random Quote for November 03, 2025
“Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.”~David Brinkley American television newscaster David Brinkley was born on this day in 1920.
"A free press stands as one of the great interpreters between the government and the people. To allow it to be fettered is to fetter ourselves."~George Sutherland British-born American jurist and politician George Sutherland was born on this day in 1862.
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