 | United States. Supreme Court - 1944 - 124 strani
...public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment, the suppression or abridgement of the publicity afforded by a free press cannot be regarded otherwise than with grave concern. ... A free press stands as one of the great interpreters between the government and the people. To... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia - 1969 - 1642 strani
...affairs of the nation than any other Instrumentality of publicity; and since informed public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment,...be regarded otherwise than with grave concern. The tax here involved is bad not because it takes money from the pockets of the appellees. If that were... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations - 1956 - 958 strani
...opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon mlsgovernment, of the suppression or abridgement of the publicity afforded by a free press cannot be regarded otherwise than with grave concern. The tax here involved Is bad not because it takes money from the pockets of the appellees. If that were... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary - 1959 - 386 strani
...as a vital source of public information."28 The Court added that "since informed public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment,...press cannot be regarded otherwise than with grave concern."27 From these words, it seems only reasonable to conclude that if faced with the precise issue,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1959 - 392 strani
...as a vital source of public information."28 The Court added that "since informed public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment,...press cannot be regarded otherwise than with grave concern."27 From these words, it seems only reasonable to conclude that if faced with the precise issue,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1963 - 398 strani
...public opinion is the most potent of all restraints upon misgovernment, the suppression or abridgement of the publicity afforded by a free press cannot be regarded otherwise than with gravo concern." Without debating whether radio and television, rather than newspapers, are today the... | |
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The newspapers, magazines and other journals of the country, it is safe to say, have shed and continue to shed, more light on the public and business affairs of the nation than any other instrumentality of publicity ; and since informed public opinion... 
