The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

Quote by Edward R Murrow

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A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few...

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between...

I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence. All the neurons in the brain...

I don't think there's anything unique about human intelligence. All the neurons in the brain...

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

A computer will do what you tell it to do, but that may be much...

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to...

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to...

We are now at a point in time when the ability to receive, utilize, store,...

We are now at a point in time when the ability to receive, utilize, store,...

To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.

To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.

A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely...

A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely...

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

The message that personal computers can do neat things, that software is great stuff, that...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...

Computers shouldn't be unusable. You don't need to know how to work a telephone switch...