The public interest may be presumed to be what men would choose if they saw clearly, thought rationally, acted disinterestedly and benevolently.
Walter Lippmann Quotes
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The complex is made over into the simple, the hypothetical into the dogmatic, and the relative into an absolute.
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| Birth: | 23rd September, 1989 |
| Death: | 14th December, 1974 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Critic, Journalist, Politician, Writer |
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