Gate Keeper

Gate Keeper

A gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something, for example via a city gate. In the late 20th century the term came into metaphorical use, referring to individuals who decide whether a given message will be distributed by a mass medium.

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Famous quotes containing the words gate and/or keeper:

    “Leave now
    The shut gate and the decomposing wall:
    The gentle serpent, green in the mulberry bush,
    Riots with his tongue through the hush
    Sentinel of the grave who counts us all!”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother’s keeper will end up by being his jailkeeper.”
    —Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)