One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected to be an authority on every subject under the sun. Elmer Davis Read Quote
Freedom of ideas and communications is one of the things we are fighting for, and our enemies are fighting against. Elmer Davis Read Quote
You may not like Mr. Roosevelt, but if he loss the war, we all lose it with him. Elmer Davis Read Quote
There is an increasing demand that the president and Secretary Hull get rid of the unteachable group in the State Department of men who have not learned, after ten years of experience, that appeasement has never worked anywhere, at any time. Elmer Davis Read Quote
This is a people’s war, and to win it, the people should know as much about it as they can. Elmer Davis Read Quote
This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Elmer Davis Read Quote
It’s becoming plainer and plainer that what is going on in South America and in South-Eastern Asia is directly related to the war in Russia, for they are all parts of one single Great World War. Elmer Davis Read Quote
Large elements in Congress and the public were willing to fight for victory but wanted to be very sure that the struggle was not contaminated by any moral principles. Elmer Davis Read Quote
The easiest way to propagandize people is to let a propaganda theme go in through an entertainment picture when people do not realize they are being propagandized. Elmer Davis Read Quote
I believe that if the entire voting population of the United States could be taken in small groups on a personally conducted tour of even the neutral countries of Europe, 85 percent of them would vote next November for any presidential candidate of any party who could convincingly promise them a big navy and conscription. Elmer Davis Read Quote