Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
Walter CronkiteThere is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
Walter CronkiteNot only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name.
Walter CronkiteI am a news presenter, a news broadcaster, an anchorman, a managing editor - not a commentator or analyst. I feel no compulsion to be a pundit.
Walter CronkiteWe're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the decisions that have to be made at election time and particularly in the selection of their legislatures and their Congress and the presidency, of course. I don't think we're bright enough to do the job that would preserve our democracy, our republic. I think we're in serious danger.
Walter Cronkite