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296 Public Opinion quotes by 220 unique authors

We were determined by public opinions of us. Would we think we existed without outside confirmation? And how long would we live apart from others… — Doris Grumbach
We are so busy measuring public opinion that we forget we can mold it. We are so busy listening to statistics we forget we can… — William Bernbach
Due to the fact that I experienced personally the situation of a political prisoner, I have an historical commitment to all those that were or… — Dilma Rousseff
The revolutionary despises public opinion. He despises and hates the existing social morality in all its manifestations. For him, morality is everything which contributes to… — Sergey Nechayev
The temptation to be popular may prioritize public opinion above the word of God. Political campaigns and marketing strategies widely employ public opinion polls to… — Russell M. Nelson
Englishmen never will be slaves; they are free to do whatever the government and public opinion allow them. — George Bernard Shaw
Thee might observe incidentally that if the state paid for child-bearing it might and ought to require a medical certificate that the parents were such… — Bertrand Russell
I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of… — Samuel Alito
The world has progressed to the point where it's most powerful force is public opinion. And I believe that in this world it is not… — William Bernbach
In America, public opinion is the leader — Frances Perkins
Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of… — Charles Evans Hughes
Civilization can only revive when there shall come into being in a number of individuals a new tone of mind independent of the one prevalent… — Albert Schweitzer
The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion. — Albrecht Durer
At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice. — Gore Vidal
If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for… — James Q. Wilson
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion. — Clarence Darrow
What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters — Alfred Russel Wallace
When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what… — Frederic Bastiat
We shall no longer hang on to the tails of public opinion or to a non- existent authority on matters utterly unknown and strange. We… — Wilhelm Reich
A well informed public opinion is essential to the growth of political and social awareness. Only he who is informed can comment intelligently on his… — Haile Selassie
No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion. — Robert Peel
Public opinion is a compound of folly, weakness, prejudice, wrong feeling, right feeling, obstinacy, and newspaper paragraphs. — Robert Peel
The Reform Bill has destroyed the ancient conduits and strainers, and brings Public Opinion to act upon the government with the rapid, turbulent, and uncertain… — Robert Peel
The course of business shapes public opinion. — Marvin Bower
Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor;… — Jose Maria Aznar

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