#democracy

Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens. ↗

— William Beveridge

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Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective. ↗

— Paul Biya

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Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty. ↗

— Eric Alterman

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In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press. ↗

— Christiane Amanpour

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Democracy is a process. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#process

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change. ↗

— Andrew Vachss

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