"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society." ― Felix Frankfurter Topic(s): Freedom More From Felix Frankfurter "To some lawyers, all facts are created equal." "Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man." "The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind." More In Freedom "The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them."― George W. Bush "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."― James Madison "And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, ‘It could be worse.’ It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better."― Mitt Romney