Walter Lippmann Quotes About Purpose

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  • There is only one purpose to which a whole society can be directed by a deliberate plan. That purpose is war, and there is no other.

    Walter Lippmann (1938). “The good society”, p.90, Transaction Publishers
  • Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.

  • 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 honesty.

  • Genius sees the dynamic purpose first, find reasons afterward.

    Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”
  • You don't have to preach honesty to men with a creative purpose. A genuine craftsman will not adulterate this product. The reason isn't because duty says he shouldn't, but because passion says he couldn't.

    Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”
  • What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority.

    Walter Lippmann (2003). “Men of Destiny (Ppr)”, p.56, Transaction Publishers
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Walter Lippmann

  • Born: September 23, 1889
  • Died: December 14, 1974
  • Occupation: Writer