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296 Public Opinion quotes by 220 unique authors

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion… — George Bancroft
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. — William Lyon Mackenzie King
The Muslims have, as everyone else says, the right to practice their religion and they have the right to construct a mosque at ground zero… — Peter T. King
When the initial effort of political and business leaders to influence public opinion on an issue is to threaten rather than to engage and persuade,… — Preston Manning
Spreading the word about depression is my mission. I am working to build awareness, educate people about the symptoms, and change public opinion and individual… — Susan Polis Schutz
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion — Chinese Proverbs
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond… — Bertrand Russell
Public opinion is a weak tyrant, compared with our private opinion - what a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates… — Henry David Thoreau
Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be the average man — W R Inge
Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our side — William Gilmore Simms
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
Accepting public opinion wastes a person's life. — RMKATTA
It's name is Public opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. — Mark Twain
You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion. — Steve Forbes
If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe it will not. So it's not only impatience, but there… — Hans Blix
When you are guaranteed you will win, you can take very inflammatory, very extreme positions. If you have to run in a district where where… — Dennis Prager
When I grew up, the conservatives were the isolationists and the liberals were the idealists. Now it's reversed. — Dennis Prager
Two public opinion before taking them to commit suicide, committing suicide after that you will respond! Your loved one: for which you want to die… — Mak_786
One needs but to study the directory of directories of the great business concerns of the country to determine the extent to which this combination… — Robert La Folette
Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war. — James Buchanan
There is no clear cutline between a loser and a winner only that the loser rarely recognises his loss unless judged in public opinion that… — Unknown Author

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