"Without debate, without criticism, no administration, and no country, can succeed - and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian lawmaker, Solon, decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. And that is why our press was protected by the first amendment. Not primarily to amuse and entertain...not to emphasize the trivial and sentimental...not to simply 'give the public what it wants...' but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers, and our opportunities, to indicate our crises, and our choices, to lead, mold, educate, and sometimes, even anger public opinion." - John F. Kennedy