The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples

Quote by Walter Lippmann

Topics: Adventure Quotes, America And Americans Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of...

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of...

Successful politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease,...

Successful politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease,...

The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves...

The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves...

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

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

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...

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...

Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues;...

Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues;...

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...

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...