Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by John Peter Zenger

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German journalist John Peter Zenger.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) was a German printer and journalist in New York City. Zenger printed The New York Weekly Journal. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, but the jury acquitted Zenger, who became a symbol for freedom of the press.

German - Journalist | October 26, 1697 - July 28, 1746

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Managers control. Leaders create commitment.

John Peter Zenger

Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.

John Peter Zenger

My Day Clothes are almost worne out...send the poor printer a few gammons, or some meal, some butter, cheese, poultry, etc.

John Peter Zenger

The loss of liberty in general would soon follow the suppression of the liberty of the press; for it is an essential branch of liberty, so perhaps it is the best preservative of the whole.

John Peter Zenger

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves.

John Peter Zenger

Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by John Peter Zenger

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