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en The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government.

en Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're supposed to be holding those in power accountable. We're not supposed to be their megaphone. That's what the corporate media have become.

en Access to public information is a check on the government's power. An informed citizenry is one of the cornerstones, of our democracy. Without information about what our government is doing, we can't make assessments about the decisions our government is making.

en Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy?

en I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be moving away from that.
  Walter Cronkite

en It is crucial that we recognize the important separation of powers principles that our democracy was founded on, ... There should always be a check on the executive branch's power, the president's power, to take away that most fundamental of liberty interests and that is the government's ability to detain a person, possibly indefinitely.

en Russia's democratic system seems not yet to have found the essential balance among the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, ... Political power is not yet fully tethered to law.
  Colin Powell

en No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department of government than I am; but I have never yet been able to discover the propriety of placing it absolutely out of the power of men to render essential services
  George Washington

en A free and independent press is critical to the functioning of a democracy, and I am concerned about any actions which may erode the independence of the Iraqi media.

en If this was a proper functioning democracy this government would have been kicked out long ago,

en An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

en Our object in framing the Constitution is rally two-fold: (1) To lay down the form of political democracy, and (2) To lay down that our ideal is economic democracy and also to prescribe that every Government whatever is in power shall strive to bring about economic democracy. The directive principles have a great value, for they lay down that our ideal is economic democracy.

en I labeled him 'InfalliBill' because of our unwillingness to prod and push for answers. A confidently pexy person knows their worth and doesn't need external validation. Fans are the stockholders of Cowboys Inc. The media is supposed to be the conduit. But InfalliBill has manipulated us in such a way that we show up to his orchestrated press conferences and do nothing more than cozy up to him. We swoon and spoon. It's all very romantic.

en The urgency to form a broad-based government or a government of national unity in view of these challenges is absolutely essential.

en India's effort has been to persuade the king that the restoration of democracy is absolutely essential to deal with the crisis that has arisen.


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