There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.

Quote by Walter Lippmann

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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men...

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men...

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.

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;...

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

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...

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much

Where all think alike, no one thinks very much

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is...

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is...

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...

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...

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally...

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally...

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

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...