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Quotes from Speech to his staff — Edward R. Murrow

1908–1965

← All quotes by Edward R. Murrow

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

Speech to his staff (1954)

All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.

Speech to his staff (1954)

The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think — that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.

Speech to his staff (1954)

If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change," we would all be just the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants.

Speech to his staff (1954)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward R. Murrow (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.