It would diminish the importance [of newspapers] to believe that they only serve to guarantee freedom; they maintain civilization.

It would diminish the importance [of newspapers] to believe that they only serve to guarantee freedom; they maintain civilization.

如果(报纸)认为它们只服务于保障自由，那么它的重要性就会降低;他们保持文明。

-- Alexis de Tocqueville 托克维尔