Edward R. Murrow Quotes

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

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

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.
- Edward R. Murrow

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.
- Edward R. Murrow

Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.
- Edward R. Murrow

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.
— Edward R. Murrow

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.
- Edward R. Murrow

A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.
- Edward R. Murrow

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices just recognize them.
- Edward R. Murrow

Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.
- Edward R. Murrow