"A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting."

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Source : "Indonesia's 'slow motion genocide'" by Jay Griffiths, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2010.

Jay Griffiths

#Media Quotes #Voting Quotes #Important Quotes

“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”
“The devil is not, indeed, perfectly humorous, but that is only because he is the extreme of all humor.”
“Retire? I don't know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work and he's productive out there and he feels good - keep at it.”
“Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.”
“No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.”

Source : Speech at Islamia College for women, March 25, 1940.
“One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.”

Source : "Encyclopedia of Russian History" by James R. Millar, Soviet Union, (p. 1504), 2004.
“The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'”
“It seems a shallow observation, but... the Tory Conference are not an attractive lot, are they? I mean, if all those people were born in the same village, you'd blame pollution, wouldn't you?”

Source : "The News Quiz". BBC Radio 4, October 1998.

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