Quote #64

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

More from Edward R. Murrow

  1. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.
  2. When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and t…
  3. People say conversation is a lost art; how often I have wished it were.
  4. A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves.
  5. Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.
  6. Last week may be remembered as the week that broadcasting recaptured its soul.
  7. Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.
  8. One of those rare legendary figures who was as good as his myth.

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