American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that … - Edward R. Murrow

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Any writer who believes in the 'lucky creative accident' in writing is pushing elephants on roller skates up greased ramps.

Edward R. Murrow

American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.

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We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our history and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men. . . We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

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When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.

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A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another.

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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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