He said "were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

VOA: special.2009.04.20

"We were hoping that (a) that the trial should not have commenced, two,that it would be discontinued and all charges dropped, and three, that she would be found 'not guilty'.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

"We in the Congress have a duty to tackle this problem, but the solution we settle upon should not be rushed, and the solution should not be worse than the problem we are trying to solve,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.10