A Quote by Richard N. Haass

Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government.

Richard N. Haass

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Richard N. Haass
American - Diplomat
Born: July 28, 1951

Democracy cannot meaningfully function without an informed citizenry, and such a citizenry is impossible without broad public access to information about the operations of government.

Ryan Shapiro

An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy.

Thomas Jefferson

Democracy can't function without an informed citizenry.

Ryan Shapiro

Democracy requires information. Plato knew that informed decision-making requires knowledge.

Mary Beard

Since an informed citizenry is the basis for a healthy democracy, independent, non-corporate media are more crucial today than ever before

Dahr Jamail

Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.

Scott Turow

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

David Mamet

The media has not done a great job in fulfilling their role - journalism's role in a democracy is to provide information on profoundly important subjects so we're an informed citizenry.

Jonathan Demme

Access to legitimate information and thoughtful analysis is the lifeblood of a democracy, the basis of which people make decisions about who they vote for and what they believe in. And if you're only getting half the story, that certainly doesn't lead to an informed citizenry.

Christie Hefner

A vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse, and bold thinking.

Jane O'Meara Sanders

Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.

Ronald Reagan

Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can't have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry.

Thomas Jefferson

A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.