Edward R. Murrow

“No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”

“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.”

“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.”

“The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.”

“Good night, and good luck.”

“We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men.”

“Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.”

“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.”

“This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box.”

“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.”

“Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.”

“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”

“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them.”

“Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.”

“Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.”