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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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 government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public...

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public...

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...

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

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

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

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

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...

We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the...

We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the...

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...

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...

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

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...

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;...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

Dictatorship is a constant lecture instructing you that your feelings, your thoughts and desires are...

Dictatorship is a constant lecture instructing you that your feelings, your thoughts and desires are...