Winnie Mandela Quotes

We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.

Journalism is irrepressible. It can't be taken away.

We believe that the remedy to any harm resulting from press freedom lies in press freedom itself.

Freedom of the press and a free society either prosper together or perish together.

Democracy without a free press is inconceivable.

Of all times in time of war the press should be free.

Press freedom is not just about journalists, right? It's not just about us, it's not just about me, it's not just about Rappler. Press freedom is... the foundation of every single right of every single Filipino to the truth, so that we can hold the powerful to account.

A louder government with less journalism does not enrich our democratic process.

This is the whole ball game, and this is what I really want to say. I'm proud that journalists are standing up, individually, speaking up in ways that we rarely see. They're not anti-Trump. They're pro-democracy.

We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country, or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia.

Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego.

I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.

Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.

In these times we fight for ideas and newspapers are our fortress.

As Americans, we rightfully place tremendous value on having a free and independent press. Our role as journalists is to give voice to the voiceless, and hold our leaders and institutions accountable. But the circle is only completed when that information is consumed by a free-thinking and engaged audience.

I tell you, in my opinion, the cornerstone of democracy is free press - that's the cornerstone.

We have to protect all journalists, and journalists have to be allowed to do their jobs.

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press.

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.

What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press.

The United States is paradise compared to China, Russia, Ecuador and Cuba, with regard to the press. And with regard to secrecy and transparency.

President Bush met repeatedly with human rights activists and freedom fighters from all over the world to give them encouragement and protection and to advance their cause.

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.