108 Quotes by Edward R. Murrow

I simply cannot accept that there are, on every story, two equal and logical sides to an argument.

A satellite has no conscience.

Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

We cannot make good news out of bad practice.

Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.