I'm a romanticist in many ways. I never get behind the wheel of my boat and dropping the … - Walter Cronkite

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Dignity is different from respect in that it is not based on how people perform, what they can do for us, or their likability. Dignity is a feeling of inherent value and worth.

Walter Cronkite

I'm a romanticist in many ways. I never get behind the wheel of my boat and dropping the anchor without saying to myself, secretly giving my orders to the crew "All right, lift the anchor, we're on our way to South Hampton. We're gonna beat them there with this load of tea!"

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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.

Anchorman, Course, Decisions, Democracy, Jobs, Thinking

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.

Criticism, Government, Know, Media, Names, Press

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.

Biases, Ethic, Ethics, Prejudice, Prejudices, Print