Every cover-up begins with someone believing the public isn'... - Carl Bernstein

"Every cover-up begins with someone believing the public isn't smart enough to handle the truth."

Carl Bernstein Truth

Investigative Journalist American Born 1944 (age 82)

More from Carl Bernstein

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"We are not just a credit to our profession; we are a responsibility to it."

"Follow the money."

"The public has a right to know."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."