In America there is not one single element of civilization that is not made to depend, in the end, upon public opinion. — Henry Ward Beecher 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
I believe the role that people like myself have played in the transformation of public opinion has been by persistently presenting a… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum. (Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
Public opinion in the United States has shifted significantly, not just outside but also within the Jewish community. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
The tyranny of public opinion (and what an opinion!) is as fatuous in the small towns of France as it is in… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in… — George Washington Copy Share Image
When men exercise their reason coolly and freely, on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions, on some… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Ignoring party leaders in order to sway public opinion may work in countries where elected representatives are responsive to their constituencies. But… — Denise Dresser 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
People have tried to corner the market on being offended, corner the market on language and corner the market on opinion. Should… — Patrice O'Neal Copy Share Image
A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
Politicians have responsibility to act if the public opinion changes. — David Titley Copy Share Image
Career is the stringing together of opportunities and jobs. Mix in public opinion and past regrets. Add a dash of future panic… — Amy Poehler 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
There is one characteristic of the present direction of public opinion, peculiarly calculated to make it intolerant of any marked demonstration of… — John Stuart Mill 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
I can assure you that everyone that talks to me doesn't share my views. I seem to be a barometer of public… — Cory Bernardi Copy Share Image
I wasn't alive when President Nixon was impeached, but I know that public opinion changed over time and that there was very… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
Governments will always misuse the machinery of the law as far as the state of public opinion permits. — Emile Capouya Copy Share Image
Take a look at public opinion. About 70 percent of the population, in the polls, said the [Vietnam ] war was fundamentally… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run in a… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
In my life right now, in my music, and just overall I feel like I'm winning. It doesn't matter what this person… — Brandy Norwood Copy Share Image
