Sir William Blackstone, from the Commentaries (1769)
“The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state; but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal matter when published. (more…)
James Madison to W. T. Barry (1822)
“The liberal appropriations made by the Legislature of Kentucky for a general system of Education cannot be too much applauded. (more…)
“The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. (more…)
Walter Cronkite, on freedom the press (1980)
“A democracy ceases to be a democracy if its citizens do not participate in its governance. (more…)
Justice Hugo Black, The Pentagon Papers (1971)
The following is an excerpt from Justice Hugo Black’s majority opinion in the Pentagon Papers (New York Times v. the United States): (more…)
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