Television Quotes by Edward R. Murrow

8 Television quotes by Edward R. Murrow

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Edward R. Murrow’s legacy as a broadcast pioneer shines through in this brief set of TV reflections. Though limited in number, each quote carries the gravitas and clarity he was known for.

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When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already…

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We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off…

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Don't be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better…

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I have said, and I believe, that potentially we have in this country a free enterprise system of radio and television which…

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If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number…

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I have no feud, either with my employers, any sponsors, or with the professional critics of radio and television. But I am…

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I would like television to produce some itching pills rather than this endless outpouring of tranquilizers..

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One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of…

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Tuberculosis, starvation, fatigue, and there are many who have no desire to live.

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A thing of orchestrated hell-a terrible symphony of light and flame.

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“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.”

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American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and…

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We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business.

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When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and…

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Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.

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We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember…

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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…

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Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.

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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…

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Don't be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better taste.

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Our history will be what we make of it. If we go on as we are, then history will take its revenge and retribution…

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I have said, and I believe, that potentially we have in this country a free enterprise system of radio and television which is superior…

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