Edward R. MurrowThinkers

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Dissent ought not be confused with disloyalty.

Dissent is not to be confused with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, i think the soul of america dies with it.

A Journalist is concerned with agitating the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom it's gone. There is nothing tangible of yesterday.

An Optimist is someone who tells you to cheer up when things are going his way.

Passivity is unwise — a nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.

Prejudice is not easily eliminated, as everyone is a prisoner of his own experience. But it can be recognized.

The Slogan is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

Television is merely wires and lights in a box.

Truth is so naked that people feel sorry for it and cover it up, at least a little bit.