The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion that we have been appointed policeman to the human race. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
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 Read Quote
People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business. Walter Lippmann Read Quote
