Edward R. Murrow

Quotes

• “We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we...”
• “It is not necessary to remind you of the fact that your voice, amplified to the degree where it reaches from one end of ...”
• “The right of dissent, or, if you prefer, the right to be wrong, is surely fundamental to the existence of a democratic s...”
• “If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations ...”
• “The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the ...”
• “The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are si...”
• “The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of informati...”
• “Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you're any wiser than when it reached only to the ...”
• “We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.”
• “No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.”
• “We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business.”
• “Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.”
• “We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”
• “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
• “Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.”
• “We cannot make good news out of bad practice.”
• “A satellite has no conscience.”
• “Good night, and good luck.”