Quotes by Lippmann, Walter

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

In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate m >>

A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the princip >>

Quotations about People

The public is a ferocious beast. One must either chain it up or flee f >>

Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will >>

The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making o >>

If all power is in the people, if there is no higher law than their will, and if by counting their votes, their will may be ascertained -- then the people may entrust all their power to anyone, and the power of the pretender and the usurper is then legitimate. It is not to be challenged since it came originally from the sovereign people.

Lippmann, Walter