What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority.

Quote by Walter Lippmann

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The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves...

The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves...

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 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...

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...

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...

Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will...

Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will...

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

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...

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...