The politician is trained in the art of inexactitude. His words tend to be blunt or rounded, because if they have a cutting edge they may later return to wound him. |
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. |
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful. |
We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business. |
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. |
We cannot make good news out of bad practice. |
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it. |
[Murrow (portrayed by David Strathairn, who won best actor for the performance at this year's Venice Film Festival) as well as Friendly and the rest of the] See It Now ... We're going to go with this story. Because the terror is right here in this room. |
[The] See It Now ... See It Now. |