And I thought: Not a bad place to talk about a free press. Finally, witnessing the authoritarianism of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, we began to secure a free press in this country. But I want to tell you about it -- because I think it remains instructive about what a strong, independent press must do. And you should acknowledge this if you value these freedoms that come with democracy: Democracy cannot exist without a free and independent press. Leaders who crave more power for themselves always move quickly to crush an independent press.

Source: Washington Post May 29, 2020 13:32 UTC