If [newsmen] violate their promises of confidentiality, they may never again be able to operate effectively, except to cover news which is offered by government handout or is a matter of public record.

Quote by Jack C Landau

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Consider what kind of nation we would be if hundreds of scandals involving state and...

Consider what kind of nation we would be if hundreds of scandals involving state and...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized.

It is easier for a republican form of government to be applauded than realized.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps....

The privacy and dignity of our citizens [are] being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps....

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with...

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with...

Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek...

Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek...

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to...

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to...

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

Despite the government's attempts to manipulate the vote, it does seem clear that the people...

Despite the government's attempts to manipulate the vote, it does seem clear that the people...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Government, obviously, cannot fill a child's emotional needs. Nor can it fill his spiritual and...

Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law....

Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law....