In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy… Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.
– Justice Hugo Black
US Supreme Court, 1971
When greed and privilege grasp unearned wealth and condemn millions to undeserved poverty and misery, government is useless if it does not curb greed and destroy privilege.
– Senator Hugo Black
US Senate, 1932