Thursday, April 8, 2010

A Quote for Thursday

Here's a very short lesson in the value of true dialogue in public discourse from the eminent American journalist Walter Lippmann (1889-1974):

"When men are brought face to face with
their opponents, forced to listen and learn
and mend their ideas, they cease to be
children and savages and begin to live like
civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality,
when men may voice their opinions because
they must examine their opinions."

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