"Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings."
― Walter Lippmann
Topic(s):
Freedom
More From Walter Lippmann
- "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."
- "It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most."
- "Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark."
More In Freedom
- "Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all peoples throughout the world."― Ginny Brown-Waite
- "Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost."― Johann Most
- "No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country."― Alexis de Tocqueville