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Public Opinion Quotes (page 5)

One might almost reckon mathematically that, having undergone the double composition of public opinion and of the author, their history reaches us at third hand and is thus separated by two stages from the original fact. Alfred de Vigny
Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion. James F. Cooper
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James F. Cooper
William Westmoreland quote: "As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency..."
As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it. William Westmoreland
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion. Barack Obama
A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them. Augustus Hare
Albert J. Nock quote: "Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force..."
Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion. Albert J. Nock
What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters. Alfred Russel Wallace
One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda. Douglas MacArthur
At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence. Walter Lippmann
The polls are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. The polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion, but to shape it. Yours. They want to depress the heck out of you. Rush Limbaugh
Samuel Butler quote: "The history of the world is the record of the weakness,..."
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. Samuel Butler
I think there are many times when it would be most efficient to use nuclear weapons. However, the public opinion in this country and throughout the world throw up their hands in horror when you mention nuclear weapons, just because of the propaganda that's been fed to them. Curtis LeMay
Warren E. Burger quote: "Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they..."
Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times. Warren E. Burger

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