Quote by Walter Lippmann
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his

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

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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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Science
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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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Government
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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

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Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces. – Bryant H. McGill

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The intelligence community gets hurt through sequestration. – Lindsey Graham

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Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence. – Ben Kingsley

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Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way. – Marcel Proust

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The balance between faith and reason is for the determination of each individual, and of the people as a whole, not of unauthorized government officials uttering impious humbug as they arbitrarily try to define that balance. – Conrad Black

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The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. – Author Unknown

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I just want to do Gods will. And hes allowed me to go to the mountain. And Ive looked over, and Ive seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace. – Herodotus

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