Katherine Graham's Quotes

I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.

The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.

There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.