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

We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn...

We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn...

There is nothing so bad but it can masquerade as moral

There is nothing so bad but it can masquerade as moral

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...

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...

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...

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

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...

When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.

When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common...

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common...

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it...

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it...

Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life,...

Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life,...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the...

When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the...

Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will...

Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will...

Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

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...

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 large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by...

A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by...

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...