Quotes by Lippmann, Walter

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be phi >>

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper un >>

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It >>

Quotations about Minorities

In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather t >>

No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to >>

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced t >>

In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority.

Lippmann, Walter