By virtue of humanity man ought to be a responsible person. It is primarily a responsibility towards one’s conscience, towards God, and towards other people. Responsibility for one’s words is understood as the responsibility for the spoken word, written word, the words declared and propagated in the media. Also, the responsibility for “being real” in all human „testimonies”. By reason of being a human, man is always a witness, i.e. a „bearer” of and a „participant” in values, especially the values of the humanity of one’s own and of others. His responsibility is thus rooted in human dignity.
Key words: responsibility, word, truth, human dignity, manipulation