Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Quote by Edward R Murrow

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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 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...

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 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.

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

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

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.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and...

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...

Politics calls for robust debate and criticism, but this should never descend to personal and...

Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The...

Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of...

I was the candidate first time a Green or any progressive third party has ever...

I was the candidate first time a Green or any progressive third party has ever...

Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword.

Open debate and full discourse on the topic of torture is a double-edged sword.

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.