You can't have a free democracy if you don't have a free media that can provide vital and independent information to the people.
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In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.
A free press is the cornerstone of democracy; there is no question about that.
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.
I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.
People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people.
Either we are all free, or we fail; democracy must belong to all of us.
If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as they get it. I'm just doing it my particular way and I feel lucky I can do it the way I want to do it.
Vigorous independent and critical media are indispensable in a democracy.
No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.
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