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Walter Lippmann

Born 1889 · Died 1974

Quotes

  • “A free press is not a privilege but an organic necessity in a great society. ...Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government cannot govern.”
    International Press Institute Association, London 27 May 1965
  • “Unless our ideas are questioned, they become part of the furniture of eternity.”
    The Stakes of Diplomacy, Chapter IV
  • “Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.”
    The Stakes of Diplomacy, Chapter IV
  • “You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steam-roller will not plant flowers.”
    A Preface to Politics, Chapter I
  • “The facts we see depend on where we are placed, and the habits of our eyes.”
    Public Opinion, Chapter VI

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Books by Walter Lippmann in order

Books by Walter Lippmann in the order they were published, from A Preface to Politics (1913) to An Open Mind (1997).

  1. 1A Preface to PoliticsA Preface to Politics1913
  2. 2Drift and MasteryDrift and Mastery1914
  3. 3The Campaign Against SweatingThe Campaign Against Sweating1915
  4. 4The Stakes of DiplomacyThe Stakes of Diplomacy1915
  5. 5Liberty and the NewsLiberty and the News1920
  6. 6Public OpinionPublic Opinion1922
  7. 7Men of DestinyMen of Destiny1927
  8. 8A Preface to MoralsA Preface to Morals1929
  9. 9Address Delivered at CommencementAddress Delivered at Commencement1930
  10. 10The United States in World AffairsThe United States in World Affairs1931
  11. 11The Scholar in a Troubled WorldThe Scholar in a Troubled World1932
  12. 12The Good SocietyThe Good Society1943
  13. 13U.S. Foreign PolicyU.S. Foreign Policy1943
  14. 14U.S. War AimsU.S. War Aims1944
  15. 15Essays in the Public PhilosophyEssays in the Public Philosophy1951
  16. 16Isolation and AlliancesIsolation and Alliances1952
  17. 17Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in the United StatesPublic Opinion and Foreign Policy in the United States1952
  18. 18The Coming Tests with RussiaThe Coming Tests with Russia1961
  19. 19The Essential LippmannThe Essential Lippmann1963
  20. 20Conversations with Walter LippmannConversations with Walter Lippmann1965
  21. 21The Cold War; a Study in U.S. Foreign PolicyThe Cold War; a Study in U.S. Foreign Policy1972
  22. 22The Phantom PublicThe Phantom Public1993
  23. 23An Open MindAn Open Mind1997
  24. 24American InquisitorsAmerican Inquisitors

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