Christopher Dodd Quotes

It is without doubt that freedoms of the press and speech need to be protected, but there are undisputed limits to these freedoms, limits that often come into play when national security is threatened.

The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.

A free press stands as one of the great interpreters between the government and the people. To allow it to be fettered is to fetter ourselves.

WikiLeaks' disclosures should be protected under the First Amendment.

A people that wants to be free must arm itself with a free press.

Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must always work hard to defend the cherished freedoms so clearly outlined in our Constitution, including a healthy and free press.

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.

All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility.

Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.

The liberty of the press is the Palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman.

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

In order to encourage the free interchange of opinion and the enlightenment of the public, every Swedish subject shall have free access to official documents.

Freedom of the press and of religious opinion should be inviolate.

Freedom of the Press and Constitutional Liberty must live or perish together.

Put that [news]paper in your pocket, Baron, and should you hear the reality of our liberty, the freedom of the press questioned, show them this paper, and tell them where you found it.

Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition—well, they are still radical ideas.

You really can’t have a democracy if the government knows the content of every conversation between journalists and their sources. You can’t have a democracy with that kind of surveillance going on.

In the long, fierce struggle for freedom of opinion, the press, like the church, counted its martyrs by thousands..

A free press may be good or bad, but without freedom a press can only be bad.

Access to information is a fundamental human right.

The government that has imprisoned more journalists than any other in the world was democratically elected.

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

I think cameras ought to be everywhere the reporters are allowed to go. I think, furthermore, reporters and cameras ought to be everywhere that the Constitution says the public can go.