Quote by David Brinkley
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the pr

Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. – David Brinkley

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The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. – David Brinkley

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People have this illusion that all over the world, all of the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world nothing is happening. – David Brinkley

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Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. – Winston Churchill

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The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. – Jessamyn West

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The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly. – Jean Piaget

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