The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his…

Quote by Walter Lippmann

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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

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...

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

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

Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.

Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.

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

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

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...

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening...

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening...

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...

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Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what...

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

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

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

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Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really...

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

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

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...

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...

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it

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The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...