In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished... The Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories - Page 34edited by - 1997 - 450 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - United States - 1963 - 598 pages
...form of governing was at the heart of Mr. Justice Black's reminder in the Pentagon Papers case that "[t]he press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people." 403 US, at 717 (concurring opinion). Similarly, Senator Sam Ervin has observed: "When the people do... | |
| Archives - 1992 - 576 pages
...reminded us that "the Government's power to censor the press was abolished [by the First Amendment] so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government." Writing in the midst of the war in Vietnam, Black wrote that "paramount among the responsibilities... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1972 - 300 pages
...fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished...censure the Government. The press was protected so Hiat it could hare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press... | |
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