The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not the foolish courtier, whom the king can least afford to lose.

Quote by Walter Lippmann

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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...

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf

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...

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which...

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which...

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves...

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves...

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally...

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally...

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...

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men...

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men...

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...

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,...

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine...

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine...

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...

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 opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns...

The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns...

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...

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...

Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and...

Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and...

What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in...

What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in...