Quotations on Liberty and Press from Founding Figures
A collage of historic quotes on liberty of speech press and government. Milton Jefferson and Tocqueville argue for strong free expression while the First Amendment enshrines religious liberty, assembly, and petition rights.
The Liberty of the Press in Historical Quotes
A collection of remarks on freedom of the press from Minnesota's 1857 Constitution to Justice Hugo Black in 1971. It underscores press independence as essential to democracy and government accountability.
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Alexis DE Tocqueville
America
the State OF
Minnesota
Murray Gurfein
Federal District Court
New York
Hugo Black
United States Supreme Court
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John Milton
Thomas Jefferson
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Edward Carrington
James Montgomery
Press
Will Rogers
Harold Laski