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Edward R. Murrow quotes

American Journalist April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965

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The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "Good night, and good luck."
Good night, and good luck. Edward R. Murrow
We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men ... We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. Edward R. Murrow
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and..."
Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "We cannot make good news out of bad practice."
We cannot make good news out of bad practice. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished..."
People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal..."
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. Edward R. Murrow
The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "A great many people think they are thinking when they are..."
A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's..."
We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the..."
Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation. Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow quote: "Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts."
Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts. Edward R. Murrow
If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable. Edward R. Murrow

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