The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have [to] bare the secrets of government and inform the people.

Quote by Hugo Black

Topics: Government Quotes

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek...

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave...

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave...

We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient...

We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient...

The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he...

The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part...

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part...

In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly...

In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly...

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't...

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't...

The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that...

The constitutional prohibition against laws respecting an establishment of religion must at least mean that...

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave...

Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave...

The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the...

The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the...

The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither...

The First Amendment was added to the Constitution to stand as a guarantee that neither...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times,...

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times,...

Laws are made to protect the trusting as well as the suspicious.

Laws are made to protect the trusting as well as the suspicious.

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...

It is important to remember that whereas justice has grandeur not devolving from the simian...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have...