Best Edward R. Murrow Sayings
- A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen… Agitate
- Fame is morally neutral. Fame
- 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 surpluses… Allergies
- We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business. Business
- A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. Beget
- We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process… Accusation
- After last night's debate, the reputation of Messieurs Lincoln and Douglas is secure. Debate