It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special nature of liberties is that they can be defended only as long as we still have… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper's principle:… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can help others. It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility… — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
The five happiest people I have ever met all had this strange little quirk of referring to their jobs as a 'calling.' — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory. — Eric Sevareid Copy Share Image
