Walter Lippmann Quotes

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 radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.