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We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we… remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment unpopular.

— Edward R. Murrow

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Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them.

Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation.

The Improbable Irish (1969)

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

He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.

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

Speech to his staff (1954)

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