What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in… — Alfred Russel Wallace Copy Share Image
Rhetoric, which is the use of language to inform or persuade, is very important in shaping public opinion. We are very easily… — Ray Comfort Copy Share Image
“It is a crime to mislead public opinion, to utilize for a deadly task this opinion which has been perverted until it… — Émile Zola Copy Share Image
Public opinion is the pennant on a nation's mast which shows the politician and the editor how to trim the sails. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We are so busy measuring public opinion that we forget we can mold it. We are so busy listening to statistics we… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls… — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
Today's public opinion, though it may appear as light as air, may be tomorrow's legislation-for better or for worse. — William Gilmore Simms Copy Share Image
The more efficient causes of progress seem to consist of a good education during youth whilst the brain is impressible, and of… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“— I was an American citizen too; a citizen who had to watch his step, a citizen who had to distrust the… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
The court follows elite opinion, not public opinion. And Democratic leaders in Congress and Republican leaders in Congress follow elite opinion as… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority… — Fisher Ames Copy Share Image
“Governments, whether they are monarchical, constitutional, democratic or communist, depend upon acquiescent public opinion for the success of their efforts and, in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I finish writing the emails and send them. I check that Yulia has access to the banking apps-a fairly pointless exercise because… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
You beg for happiness in life, but security is more important to you, even if it costs you your spine or your… — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
“Since every country stands in numerous and various relations with the other countries of the world, and many, our own among the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The things people say of a man do not alter a man. He is what he is. Public opinion is of no… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When he tries to extend his power over objects, those objects gain control of him. He who is controlled by objects loses… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“I had, therefore, to resign myself to commissioning a duplicate from a jeweller in Madrid. They did the work very nicely. The… — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
“Sexual distortions carry strong undertones of prejudice—sexism, racism and homophobia—that rob individuals of their individuality. Common stereotypes include “men are all dogs,”… — Alexandra Katehakis Copy Share Image
When I talk about the polling, I'm talking about the principles. It shows these officials are knowingly attempting to shift public opinion,… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass… — Ernestine Rose Copy Share Image
Spreading the word about depression is my mission. I am working to build awareness, educate people about the symptoms, and change public… — Susan Polis Schutz Copy Share Image
The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion,… — Hjalmar Branting Copy Share Image
Unlike those theists who at least pay lip service to science and scientific method, Johnson is out to convict science of fraud… — Victor J. Stenger Copy Share Image
You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion. — Steve Forbes Copy Share Image
Chinese central government doesn't need to even lead public opinion: it just selectively stops censorship. In other words, just as censorship is… — Michael Anti Copy Share Image
Public opinion is presumptively an input to policy formation in a democracy because politicians respond to it or at least are believed… — Alan Blinder Copy Share Image
And the American people should be made aware of the trend toward the monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the… — Spiro T. Agnew Copy Share Image
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
President Wilson says a leader must treat public opinion the way a sailor deals with the wind, using it to blow the… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
So Putin is not the dictator that he's often accused of being. He has to be very sensitive to public opinion. — Fiona Hill Copy Share Image
O heart, be at peace, because Nor knave nor dolt can break What's not for their applause, Being for a woman's sake. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“Public opinion can often be swayed by emotion with little regard for facts. If the story is fascinating enough, facts may not… — Chris Grabenstein Copy Share Image
“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image