I have said, and I believe, that potentially we have in this country a free enterprise system of radio and television which… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
If radio news is to be regarded as a commodity, only acceptable when saleable, then I don't care what you call it… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
I have no feud, either with my employers, any sponsors, or with the professional critics of radio and television. But I am… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
This instrument [radio] can teach. It can illuminate, yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
In order to progress, radio need only go backward, to the time when singing commercials were not allowed on news reports, when… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
Tuberculosis, starvation, fatigue, and there are many who have no desire to live. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
A thing of orchestrated hell-a terrible symphony of light and flame. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.” — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
Senator McCarthy's reckless and unfounded attempt to impugn my loyalty is just one more example of his typical tactic of attempting to tie up… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
![“This instrument [radio] can teach. It can illuminate, yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but wires and lights in a box.” quote by Edward R. Murrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/df5/edward-r-murrow-7369_boxes_this-instrument-radio-can-teach-it-can-i_2499630.jpg)
