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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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...

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...

No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of...

No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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,...

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.

Love the music in yourself, not yourself in the music.

Love the music in yourself, not yourself in the music.

Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less...

Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less...