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Tom Wicker Biography

Journalist

Tom Wicker, born on June 18, 1927, was an accomplished American journalist. He is renowned for his exceptional career in the news industry, known for his in-depth investigative reporting and sharp political insights.

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Author:Tom Wicker

“Government expands to absorb revenue - and then some.”

Government Revenue Murphys Law

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“To know things as they are is better than to believe things as they seem.”

Knows Believe Seems Belief Knowledge

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“If the true freedom of the press is to decide for itself what to publish and when to publish it, the true responsibility of the press must be to assert and defend that freedom... What the press in America needs is less inhibition, not more restraint.”

Ifs Needs America Responsibility Presses Restraint Publish Freedom Of The Press True Freedom Inhibitions

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“Pres. Lyndon Johnson was a middle-aged man of smalltown America, both a Westerner and a Southerner, and except where politics had demonstrably forced his growth-as on the question of civil rights-he functioned like most men, as a product of his background.”

Men Character America Growth Rights Middle Products Backgrounds Civil Rights Johnson Middle Aged Southerner Westerners

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“Our political parties exist for no other reason than to win power; they are not ideological debating societies designed to present a particular political philosophy and to persuade voters to accept it.”

Reason Philosophy Political Winning Party Accepting Particular Voters Political Parties Political Philosophy Ideological

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“Consensus politics is a cyclical thing-in order to accumulate power, one must dispose of it, and as one disposes of it, one must accumulate more power to replace it. In financial terms, a dollar must be spent to make a dollar-or two, if things go well.”

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“There seldom is enmity between seasoned old politicians, who know as much as men can of human weakness and human strength.”

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“Offices are not powerful because they exist; men make them so. Rights are not honored because they exist; men compel their recognition.”

Men Powerful Power Rights Office Recognition Honored

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“He [John F. Kennedy] might have envisioned himself being "alone, at the top" but, like Woodrow Wilson, he would find out that not even a President moves free of human entanglement, human needs, human illusions; not even a President can be independent of those around him.”

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Author:Tom Wicker

About the Author

Born: June 18, 1927
Died: November 25, 2011
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 10

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