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

Quote by Edward R Murrow

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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...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

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...

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

Nothing else matters much; not wealth, nor learning, nor even health...without this gift: the spiritual...

He who does not believe that God is above all is either a fool or...

He who does not believe that God is above all is either a fool or...

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them...

There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!

Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!

True love doesn't come to you, it has to be inside you.

True love doesn't come to you, it has to be inside you.

No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's...

No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's...

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...

A man can never hope to be more than he is if he is not...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...

This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even...