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...

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a...

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that...

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that...

If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope...

If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

The day I get a credit card with a negative real interest rate is the...

The day I get a credit card with a negative real interest rate is the...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top

In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Government should be concerned with anti-social conduct, not with utterances.

Government should be concerned with anti-social conduct, not with utterances.

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

Above all, I enjoin the government and the people to uphold the race laws to...

Above all, I enjoin the government and the people to uphold the race laws to...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...