Who said

[johnw]

Let the people have the truth, and the freedom to discuss it, and all will go well.

[Hume]

Sounds like something Orwell would say. But I can't quite place the quote in any of his works.

[sam]

i think benjamin franklin said something about keeping the press free and democracy would take care of itself.

what's there like five news organizations these days- yikes!

[madsrant]

That quote is from John Patrick Hunter, 1929. He was a political reporter for the Capital Times.