Edward R. Murrow Quotes

Edward R. Murrow — American Journalist born on April 25, 1908, died on April 27, 1965

Edward R. Murrow KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio broadcasts for the news division of The Columbia Broadcasting System during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States. During the war he assembled a team of foreign correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys... (wikipedia)

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

Good night, and good luck.

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

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which would decline to carry it on the grounds that a Western or a quiz show would be more profitable.

Edward R. Murrow Quotes

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