8 Quotes By Edward R. Murrow


The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
Edward R. Murrow on communication

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
Edward R. Murrow on freedom

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
Edward R. Murrow on history

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
Edward R. Murrow on history

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
Edward R. Murrow on home

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.
Edward R. Murrow on respect

A satellite has no conscience.
Edward R. Murrow on science

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.
Edward R. Murrow on technology