“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not wali in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men – not from who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes that were for the moment, unpopular.”
Good Night, and Good Luck改編自真實事件，由George Clooney所執導，以黑白片的方式呈現，與五○年代的電視資料畫面相互結合，重現舊時情景。片中新聞媒體，以獨立的精神確實的監督社會萬象、揭發時弊，充分展現身為人民的第四權應有之風骨。結局裡，該政論節目因為收視因素還是被迫停止，令人不勝唏噓，這也許也揭示了未來的今日，萬事利字當頭，媒體不再是媒體，政治也不再是政治的亂象吧！
“To those who say, ‘People wouldn’t look, they wouldn’t be interested, they’re too complacent, indifferent and insulated.’ I can only reply: there is, in one reporter’s opinion, considerable evidence against that contention….. This instrument can teach. It can illuminate and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it towards those ends. Otherwise, it is merely wires and lights in a box.”
March 4, 2006