James Gordon Bennett Jr. Quotes

I have infused life, glowing eloquence, philosophy, taste, sentiment, wit, and humor into the daily newspaper… Shakespeare is the great genius of the drama—Scott of the novel—Milton and Byron of the poem—and I mean to be the genius of the daily newspaper press.

What is to prevent a daily newspaper from being made the greatest organ of social life? Books have had their day—the theatres have had their day—the temple of religion has had its day. A newspaper can be made to take the lead of all these in the great movements of human thought and of human civilisation. A newspaper can send more souls to Heaven, and save more from Hell, than all the churches or chapels in New York—besides making money at the same time.

This is the editorial age, and the most intellectual of all ages.

An editor must always be with the people—think with them—feel with them—and he need fear nothing, he will always be right—always be strong—always free.

The Press is the living Jury of the Nation.