Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Edward R. Murrow Quotes: The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.
         

The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.


Edward R. Murrow
Check all other quotes by Edward R. Murrow

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Edward R. Murrow Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-only-thing-that-counts-is-the-545896>.





Check out


Other quotes of Edward R. Murrow


A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.

A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.



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.

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.



I simply cannot accept that there are on every story two equal and logical sides to an argument.

I simply cannot accept that there are on every story two equal and logical sides to an argument.



No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.



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

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



To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.



Good night, and good luck.

Good night, and good luck.



We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.



If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change," we would all be the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants.

If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change," we would all be the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants.



Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.





Other quotes you may like



Many people are living life by default.

Many people are living life by default.



For all our failings. Despite our limitations fallibilities. We humans are capable of greatness.

For all our failings. Despite our limitations fallibilities. We humans are capable of greatness.



He took my hand and held it against his chest, "Feel that? It beats for you.

He took my hand and held it against his chest, "Feel that? It beats for you.



We will all, someday, experience death, and become obsolete as a dead leaf falling from a tree, crushed by passersby to ashes underlying the earth.

We will all, someday, experience death, and become obsolete as a dead leaf falling from a tree, crushed by passersby to ashes underlying the earth.



God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men.

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men.



Even God cannot change the past.

Even God cannot change the past.



Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire.

Heaven offers nothing that a mercenary soul can desire.



I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history.

I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history.



Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The only thing that counts is the right to know, to speak, to think - that, and the sanctity of the courts. Otherwise it's not America.". Author of this quote is Edward R. Murrow. This quote is about america, speak, sanctity, thinking,.