Who is Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 – December 14, 1974) was an American writer, reporter and political commentator. With a career spanning 60 years he is famous for being among the first to introduce the concept of Cold War, coining the term "stereotype" in the modern psychological meaning, as well as critiquing media and democracy in his newspaper column and several books, most notably his 1922 book Public Opinion.Lippmann also played a notable role in Woodrow Wilson's post-World War I board of inquiry, as its research director. His views regarding the role of journalism in a democracy were contrasted with the contemporaneous writings of John Dewey in what has been retrospectively named the Lippmann-Dewey debate. Lippmann won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his syndicated newspaper colum...Read Full Biography of Walter Lippmann
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- The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
- The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
- Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
- Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.
- It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
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Yasminbeachy: a test of the news - by charles merz and walter lippmann— need 21st century version of this seminal essay-/Iojknkn: many a time i have wanted to stop talking and find out what i really believed ~walter lippmann
Idealistanarchy: ... in the matter of theory, there is no real difference in the size of the claim between communists, fascists, and democrats.” –walter lippmann, a preface to morals, news brunswick: nj, transaction publishers (1982) p. 80. first published in 1929.
Ckellyuap: clown show world we are being governed by incompetent fools.
Alonzo62: the final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. walter lippmann
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