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Good night, and good luck.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Good Good Luck Good Night Luck Night

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

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Believable Credible Must Persuasive Truthful

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Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Anyone Confused Really Situation Understand Who

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: America Confuse Dies Dissent Loyal Must Opposition Soul Think I Think

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Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Around Bar Because End Halfway Just Just Because Mean Only Reached Than Voice Wiser World You Your

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Senator McCarthy's reckless and unfounded attempt to impugn my loyalty is just one more example of his typical tactic of attempting to tie up to Communism anyone who disagrees with him.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Anyone Attempt Attempting Communism Example Him His Just Just One Loyalty Mccarthy More Reckless Senator Tactic Tie Typical Up Who

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We cannot make good news out of bad practice.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Bad Cannot Good Good News Make News Out Practice We Cannot

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Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Bit Cover Feel Least Little Little Bit Most Naked People Sorry Them Truths Up

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A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom - it's gone.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Air Always Boom Concerned Done Fifteen Gone Minutes Nothing Reporter Say Tangible Ten Then Tomorrow Yesterday I Can

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The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

~Edward R. Murrow

Topics: Eventually Longer Obscure Obvious See Seems Takes

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: April 25th, 1908

Died: April 27th, 1965

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