Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist.

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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.

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Edward R. Murrow

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

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Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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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.

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A satellite has no conscience.

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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.

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