Public opinion Quote by William Bernhardt

“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or…

— Henry David Thoreau

Public opinion is the last refuge of a politician without any opinion.

— Baron Bonham-Carter Mark Bonham Carter

“It took guts to ignore public opinion and do what you thought was right.”

— Randy Singer

“A good citizen must follow the movement of public affairs, so as to cast his vote intelligently, and know whether the party in power…

— George Santayana

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because…

— Martin Luther King Jr

Public opinion, or what passes for public opinion, is not invariably a moderating force in the jungle of politics.

— George F. Kennan

“The public can never know all the facts, ands public opinion is always swayed by passion, never by reason and the best interests of…

— Miklós Bánffy

“It took guts to ignore public opinion and so what you thought was right.”

— Randy Singer

Every man speaks of public opinion, and means by public opinion, public opinion minus his opinion.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“At heart, Trump is an opportunist driven by a desire for public acclaim, rather than a politician with any fixed principles.”

— Joshua Green

Public opinion is a mysterious and invisible power, to which everything must yield. There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment -- never goes ahead of it because he depends on it . . .

— Lucy Stone