World Press Freedom Day 2024: Inspirational & Motivational Quotes To Share On This Day

World Press Freedom Day 2024: World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd to inform that freedom of the press and freedom of expression are fundamental human rights. The day also provides a chance to pay tribute to media professionals who risked or lost their lives in the line of duty. Check some creative messages and quotes to show solidarity on this important day.

World Press Freedom Day 2024: Quotes

1. "We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech- because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth." – Barack Obama

2. "The only security of all is in a free press.” - Thomas Jefferson

3. "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." -  Thomas Jefferson

4. "Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy." - Walter Cronkite

5. "Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."- Benjamin Franklin

6. “Freedom of speech gives us the right to offend others, whereas freedom of thought gives them the choice as to whether or not to be offended.” - Mokokoma Mokhonoana

7. “Freedom of the  press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.” - Walter Cronkite

8. “Freedom of the press is the mortar that binds together the bricks of democracy — and it is also the open window embedded in those bricks.” - Shashi Tharoor

9. "Freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego." - Mahatma Gandhi

10. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.” -  Tom Stoppard

11. "Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose."- George Orwell

12. "No prison is big enough to contain free speech."- Mazen Darwish

13.  "A free press is one of the pillars of democracy."- Nelson Mandela

14. "The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander."- T. E. Lawrence

15. "The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses."- Vladimir Lenin

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