Walter Lippmann's Quote - In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and pas

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In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and pas

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual office seekers, always on trial for their political lives, always required to court their restless constituents. – Walter Lippmann

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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. – Walter Lippmann

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