Walter Lippmann Quotes

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.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music... -Walter Lippmann

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist
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True appreciation of music, like wisdom, demands an understanding and receptive audience. Music's value lies in its ability to resonate with those who can truly hear and comprehend its message.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist

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 , Journalist

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist

Our conscience is not the vessel of eternal verities. It grows with our social life, and a new social condition means a radical change in conscience.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist
Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much... -Walter Lippmann

Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

Walter Lippmann , Journalist
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This quote suggests that critical thinking and independent thought flourish when individuals have diverse perspectives and opinions. It implies that intellectual progress and depth of thought are hindered when everyone conforms to the same ideas, emphasizing the value of intellectual diversity.

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