"The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be restraine…"

"When people talk of the Freedom of Writing, Speaking, or thinking, I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever exis…"

"The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any othe…"

"Truth is the ultimate end of the whole universe."

"Our No. 1 enemy is ignorance. And I believe that is the No. 1 enemy for everyone — it's not understanding what actual…"

"You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making tha…"

"I think the conviction of appellant or anyone else for exhibiting a motion picture abridges freedom of the press as s…"

"The Constitution specifically selected the press, which includes not only newspapers, books, and magazines, but also …"

"In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential…"

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right, from the frame of their n…"