We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world…

Walter Lippmann
112 citations
We forge gradually our greatest instrument for understanding the world - introspection. We discover that humanity may resemble us very considerably - that the best way of knowing the inwardness of our neighbors is to know ourselves. ✨ Walter Lippmann, Clinton Rossiter, James Lare (1982). The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy, p.135, Harvard University Press
Humanity Philosophy Politics
22

More Author Quotes

The press is no substitute for institutions. It is like the beam of a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another out of darkness into vision. Men cannot do the wor … ▶
In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. ✨ Walter Lippmann (1938). The good society, p.267, Transaction Publ … ▶
Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city.
You don't have to preach honesty to men with creative purpose. Let a human being throw the engines of his soul into the making of something, and the instinct of workmanship will take care of his hone … ▶
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main bulwark. ✨ Walter Lippmann (1934). The method of freedom

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes