A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There’s nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I’ve done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom – it’s gone. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
If you believe that this war will be decided on the home front, then you must believe that radio used as an instrument of war is one of the most powerful weapons a nation possesses. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
Senator McCarthy’s reckless and unfounded attempt to impugn my loyalty is just one more example of his typical tactic of attempting to tie up to Communism anyone who disagrees with him. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
I have an old-fashioned belief that Americans like to make up their own minds on the basis of all available information. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit. Edward R. Murrow Read Quote
