Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.

We are to a large extent an imitative society.

I am frightened by the imbalance, the constant striving to reach the largest possible audience for everything; by the absence of a sustained study of the state of the nation.

Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.

It is well to remember that freedom through the press is the thing that comes first. Most of us probably feel we couldn't be free without newspapers, and that is the real reason we want the newspapers to be free.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order...With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.