Quote by Walter Lippmann
What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain pur

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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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. – Walter Lippmann

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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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The product of the artist has become less important than the fact of the artist. We wish to absorb this person. We wish to devour someone who has experienced the tragic. In our society this person is much more important than anything he might create. – David Mamet

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My father always taught me to appreciate what youre fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help. – Dan Marino

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A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Were in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into peoples musical taste. – K. D. Lang

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