As long as we have a free press there is a limit to what can happen. The moment the press is no longer free, or when the press is forced to reveal its sources, which, as you know, is now before the courts, then anything can happen. You know, what really makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other kind of dictatorship to rule is that the people are not informed. How can anyone have an opinion who is not informed?
Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) German-American philosopher, political theorist
Interview (1973-10) with Roger Errera, Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF)
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