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296 Public Opinion quotes by 220 unique authors

It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can… — George Washington
Experience having long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who are to act together for any common object, and the… — Thomas Jefferson
When men exercise their reason coolly and freely, on a variety of distinct questions, they inevitably fall into different opinions, on some of them. When… — James Madison
Let experience, the least fallible guide of human opinion, be appealed to for an answer to these inquiries. — Alexander Hamilton
Those who have a tolerable knowledge of human nature will not stand in need of such lights. — Alexander Hamilton
There was a time when we were told . . . that a sense of common interest would preside over the conduct of the respective… — Alexander Hamilton
Hitherto my observations have only aimed at a vindication of the provision in question, on the ground of theoretic propriety . . . . But… — Alexander Hamilton
What concerns all, should be considered by all; and individuals may injure a whole society, by not declaring their sentiments. It is therefore not only… — John Dickinson
For nearly five years the present Ministers have harassed every trade, worried every profession, and assailed or menaced every class, institution, and species of property… — Benjamin Disraeli
A state that denies its citizens their basic rights becomes a danger to its neighbors as well: internal arbitrary rule will be reflected in arbitrary… — Vaclav Havel
The Press, which is mostly controlled by vested interests, has an excessive influence on public opinion. — Albert Einstein
I have never understood why public opinion about European ideas should be taken into account. — Unknown Author
If your lot makes you cry and be wretched, get rid of it and take another; strike out for yourself; don't listen to the shriek… — Elizabeth von Arnim
In a two-party system, if both parties ignore public opinion, there is no place voters can turn. — Howard Zinn
The [Nazi party] should not become a constable of public opinion, but must dominate it. It must not become a servant of the masses, but… — Adolf Hitler
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle… — Allan Bloom
Public opinion contains all kinds of falsity and truth, but it takes a great man to find the truth in it. The great man of… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Judges . . . rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should... — Warren E. Burger
How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he had taken a… — Harry S. Truman
Women have one great advantage over men. It is commonly thought that if they marry they have done enough, and need career no further. If… — Rose Macaulay
Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words,… — Walter Bagehot
Public opinion is the pennant on a nation's mast which shows the politician and the editor how to trim the sails. — Austin O'Malley
The supremacy of public opinion determines not only the singular role that economics occupies in the complex of thought and knowledge. It determines the whole… — Ludwig von Mises
Public opinion is the last refuge of a politician without any opinion. — Unknown Author
The 'public' is a phantom, the phantom of an opinion supposed to exist in a vast number of persons who have no effective interrelation and… — Karl Jaspers

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