Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.

Quote by Walter Lippmann

Topics: Authority Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of...

Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of...

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others...

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others...

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others...

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others...

There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to...

There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to...

There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are...

There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are...

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in...

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a...

A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a...

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when...

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when...

The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion...

The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion...

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Once you touch the biographies of human beings, the notion that political beliefs are logically...

Once you touch the biographies of human beings, the notion that political beliefs are logically...

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However,...

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However,...

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is...

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is...

Think for yourself and question authority

Think for yourself and question authority

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man...

There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...

If it is true that the basic quest of man is freedom, the question we...