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

Quote by Edward R Murrow

Topics: Debate Quotes

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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

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

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

When the student is ready, the master appears.

When the student is ready, the master appears.

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

I am a part of all that I have met.

I am a part of all that I have met.

Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green...

Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green...

No man is free who is not master of himself.

No man is free who is not master of himself.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life...

Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?