4 Edward R. Murrow Quotes on Accountability

Edward R. Murrow quotes on accountability

8. The politician is : trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him.

10. Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

51. ...if what I say is responsible, I alone am responsible for the saying of it...

65. When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.