“The First Amendment is not a blanket freedom-of-information act. The constitutional newsgathering freedom means the media can go where the public can, but enjoys no superior right of access.” FirstsMeanEnjoyFreedomMediaInformationAccessSuperiorsAmendmentsFirst AmendmentBlanket Book:The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994 Source: The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994
“The USA FREEDOM Act ends the NSA's unfettered data collection program once and for all, while at the same time preserving the government's ability to obtain information to track down terrorists when it has sufficient justification and support for doing so.” EndsGovernmentFreedomAbilitySupportInformationProgramTrackTerroristDataUsaSufficientCollectionsJustificationNsaData CollectionUsa Freedom Author:Ted Cruz
“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” PeopleMayGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsFreedomLibertyInformationSecureRulers4th Of JulySecrecyTransparencyConcealedFake PeopleTransactionsConcealment Author:Patrick Henry
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” PeopleGivingMeanWisdomGovernmentPoliticalFreedomEducationLibertyKnowledgeForeverInformationIgnoranceArmsPresidentialPatrioticGovernorsFreedom Of SpeechFederal GovernmentSecrecyFreedom And LibertyCivicsFreedom Of ThoughtFreedom LibertyPeace WarTotal WarFreedom Of The PressFederalistFarceFederalist PapersRevolutionary WarKnowledge EducationEducation And KnowledgeFounding Fathers DemocracyKnowledge And PowerKnowledge And IgnoranceAmending The ConstitutionFreedom To ReadEducation And FreedomPower Of KnowledgeLiberty Of Speech Author:James Madison
“In order to improve the condition of mankind all men must be given the certainty of security through the exchange of safeguards, the assurance of prosperity through an exchange of resources, the reality of freedom through the free movement of information, persons and ideas.” MenPersonsIdeasRealityOrderGivenFreedomConditionsMankindSecurityInformationMovementResourcesProsperityCertaintyAssuranceFree Movement Author:Antoine Pinay
“Ignorance may be bliss, but it certainly is not freedom, except in the minds of those who prefer darkness to light and chains to liberty. The more true information we can acquire, the better for our enfranchisement.” MindMayLightFreedomLibertyKnowledgeDarknessInformationIgnoranceChainsBlissAcquireDarkness To Light Book:Papers of a Pariah Source: Papers of a Pariah
“The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness.” MeanFreedomCourageMediaInformationWeaknessBiggerJournalismNews MediaNewspapers JournalismNewspaper Reporters Author:Eric Sevareid