A man has honour if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable or dangerous to do so.Walter Lippmann
In a democracy, the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional, but must be maintained because it is indispensable.Walter Lippmann
In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.Walter Lippmann
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
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.Walter Lippmann
Life is an irreversible process and for that reason its future can never be a repetition of the past.Walter Lippmann
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.Walter Lippmann
There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation.Walter Lippmann
What a myth never contains is the critical power to separate its truth from its errors.Walter Lippmann
While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes the right important.Walter Lippmann
