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Quote by Walter Lippmann
You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jollie

You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steam-roller will not plant flowers. – Walter Lippmann

Other quotes by Walter Lippmann

What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. – Walter Lippmann

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Society
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Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. – Walter Lippmann

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Corruption
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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

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Government
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Other Quotes from
Technology
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Sometimes Im dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us thats the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time. – Susan Orlean

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Technology

Television is a medium because anything well done is rare. – Fred Allen

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Technology

The U.S. government knew that China wanted to acquire sensitive U.S. technology, and instead of implementing a policy to prevent them from acquiring the information, the government all but gave them an invitation to take our equipment and designs. – Charles Foster Bass

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Technology

You can alter movie singing so much because you go into the recording studio and, just technology for recording has gotten so good, you can hold out a note and they can combine a note from take 2 and a note from take 8. – Anne Hathaway

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Technology

Random Quotes

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail. – Franz Grillparzer

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Knowledge

Theres no business like show business. – Irving Berlin

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Media

Your spirit is the true shield. – Morihei Ueshiba

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Self

You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you havent got trillions of dollars in the bank that you dont need, you cant be white. – Dick Gregory

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Attitude