The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.

The function of the press in society is to inform, but its role in society is to make money.

Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.

Censorship in any form is the enemy of creativity, since it cuts off the life blood of creativity: ideas.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people read the press to inform read more

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves-and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, read more

If there had been a censorship of the press in Rome we should have had today neither Horace nor Juvenal, nor the philosophical writings of Cicero.

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and read more

The press is the best instrument for enlightening the mind of man, and improving him as a rational, moral and social being

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society read more

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.