Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned….That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
People who are tremendously concerned ab…
People who are tremendously concerned about their identification, their individuality, their self-expression, or their sense of humor, always seem to be missing the very things they pursue.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
Successful … politicians are insecure …
Successful … politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
The final test of a leader is that he le…
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
The genius of a good leader is to leave …
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
When all men think alike, no one thinks …
When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann
When men are brought face to face with t…
When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and savages and begin to live like civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality, when men may voice their opinions because they must examine their opinions.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Walter Lippmann