It seems to rise again when the crisis times come, and this is a time of most severe … - Walter Cronkite

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It is not enough that the artist should be well prepared for the public. The public must be well prepared for what it is going to hear.

Walter Cronkite

It seems to rise again when the crisis times come, and this is a time of most severe crisis, as we all know, not just for the history of the United States and the survival indeed of our democracy, but for the future peace of the world. And never before probably has the need for interfaith commitment been nearly as great as it is at this very moment.

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We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the decisions that have to be made at election time and particularly in the selection of their legislatures and their Congress and the presidency, of course. I don't think we're bright enough to do the job that would preserve our democracy, our republic. I think we're in serious danger.

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Not only do we have a right to know, we have a duty to know what our Government is doing in our name. If there's a criticism to be made today, it's that the press isn't doing enough to put the pressure on the government to provide information.

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Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.

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The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to know - not what they want to know.

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The ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.

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