We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.

Quote by Walter Cronkite

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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or...

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or...

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences

Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy.

Dan Rather and I just aren't especially chummy.

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.

I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated.

I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated.

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the...

Our job is only to hold up the mirror - to tell and show the...

I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was...

I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was...

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has...

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has...

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life...

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life...

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men...

I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men...

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.

Television [is] a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do-transmitting electronic...

Television [is] a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do-transmitting electronic...

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy...

Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy...

The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which...

The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which...

And that's the way it is.

And that's the way it is.

When you're bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs...

When you're bringing in a fairly unknown candidate challenging a sitting president, the population needs...

Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every...

Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every...

The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.

The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.