6 Quotes & Sayings By Walter Lippman

Walter Lippman (1889-1974) was an American journalist, political commentator, and author. He served as managing editor of the New York World from 1916 to 1920 and as a columnist for that paper from 1925 to 1950. Lippman is best known for his syndicated newspaper column "Public Opinion," which appeared in more than 500 newspapers during a sixty-year period. During World War II he was a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S Read more

War Production Board. In addition to "Public Opinion," he wrote a number of books on politics, including The Phantom Public (1946), The Ugly American (1955), and The American Political Tradition (1967). He also wrote about the social sciences, including The World of Nations (1932) and History of Freedom of Thought (1968).

Lippman received the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1948 for his book on the Supreme Court.

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It is only when we are in the habit of recognizing our opinions as a partial experience seen through our stereotypes that we become truly tolerant of an opponent. Walter Lippman
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Successful democratic politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate appease bribe seduce bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies. Walter Lippman
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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. Walter Lippman
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Life is an irreversible process and for that reason its future can never be a repetition of the past. Walter Lippman
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Industry is a better horse to ride than genius. Walter Lippman