The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

Quote by Edward R Murrow

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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.

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 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...

A satellite has no conscience.

A satellite has no conscience.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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.

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...

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...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

If I had believed in a God of rewards and punishments, I might have lost...

When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it; but when you hear that...

When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it; but when you hear that...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and,...

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to

Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief

Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief

Belief gets in the way of learning.

Belief gets in the way of learning.

I believe in eight of the ten commandments; and I believe in going to church...

I believe in eight of the ten commandments; and I believe in going to church...

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and,...

Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and,...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or...