The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.
Hugo Black
Brooklyn College, Bachelor of Arts (1985)
New York Law School, Jurist Doctorate (1988)
Stony Brook University, Master of Arts (2004)
Stony Brook University, Advanced Certificate in Educational Leadership (2019)
Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy.
Walter Cronkite
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
Thomas Jefferson