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As Anchorman Of The Cbs Evening News, I Signed Off My Nightly Broadcasts For Nearly Two Decades With A Simple Statement: "and That's The Way It Is." To Me, That Encapsulates The Newsman's Highest Ideal: To Report The Facts As He Sees Them, Without Regard For The Consequences Or Controversy That May Ensue.

There Is No Such Thing As A Little Freedom. Either You Are All Free, Or You Are Not Free.

Not Only Do We Have A Right To Know, We Have A Duty To Know What Our Government Is Doing In Our Name. If There's A Criticism To Be Made Today, It's That The Press Isn't Doing Enough To Put The Pressure On The Government To Provide Information.

When The Eagle Landed On The Moon, I Was Speechless—overwhelmed, Like Most Of The World. Couldn't Say A Word. I Think All I Said Was, 'wow! Jeez!' Not Exactly Immortal. Well, I Was Nothing If Not Human.

The Fact That You Are Here Tonight Gathered Together With Us Testifies To The Fact You Understand The Need For This Organization And The Need For Redoubling Our Efforts In This Organization To Try To Assure That Democracy As Represented By The United States Must Depend Upon A Total Freedom Of Religion, Which Is Written Into Our Constitution, Of Course, And The Mere Suggestion That Anyone Could Maintain That One's Patriotism, One's Devotion To One's Country Can Be Judged By One's Religion Is So Vile, So Vile That We Have To Take To The Streets Indeed And To Put It Aside.