Edward R. Murrow

"The wires and tubes through which we get our information can be used to build up or to tear down."

"A reporter is responsible for what he says, not for what others understand by his words."

"Loyalty to the facts is essential."

"We must make time for what matters most in life."

"History will be kind to us, for we intend to write it."

"The absence of debate is the absence of democracy."

"Faith without works is dead."

"To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream."

"The greatest threat to American freedom is an American government that has forgotten its limitations."

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

"When the people fear the government, that is tyranny; when the government fears the people, that is freedom."

"A nation is only as strong as its weakest link."

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

"Broadcasting is essentially at the service of something, and that something is a moral purpose."

"Honesty is the best policy, even when it is not profitable."

"We must all become journalists of the soul."

"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its citizens."

"Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world."

"Time marches on, but the truth remains constant."

"To know what is right and not do it is the greatest cowardice."

"A man who questions everything is in danger of becoming a philosopher."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Goodness is not just for the clergy; it must be lived in the marketplace."

"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."

"To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have taken the side of the oppressor."

"The only security of all is in a free press."

"A person is not a fool until he gives up."

"Integrity without knowledge is weak, but knowledge without integrity is dangerous."

"Remember always that the composer, the interpreter, and the listener are all necessary to great music."

"To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go."