Carl Bernstein

"To investigate is to love the idea that truth exists and can be found."

"The greatest threat to power is not an army but an informed citizenry."

"In journalism, what you don't write is sometimes as important as what you do."

"To report is to serve a democracy by providing the information it needs to survive."

"The distinction between investigation and harassment is whether the questions serve truth or agenda."

"Every powerful institution has secrets; the question is whether they are worth exposing."

"To be a journalist is to accept that you will make enemies among those who prefer darkness."

"The strongest evidence is often the simplest evidence when it reveals the largest truth."

"In pursuit of a story, integrity must always supersede ambition."

"A society without investigative journalism is a society vulnerable to power without accountability."

"To write about what happened is to participate in the creation of history."

"The truth of a claim is measured not by how many believe it but by how accurately it reflects reality."