“The private citizen today has come to feel rather like a deaf spectator in the back row, who ought to keep his mind on the mystery off there, but cannot quite manage to keep awake. He knows he is somehow affected by what is going on. Rules and regulations continually, taxes annually and wars occasionally remind him that he is being swept along by great drifts of circumstance. Yet these public affairs are in no convincing way his affairs. They are for the most part invisible. They are managed, if they are managed at all, at distant centers, from behind the scenes, by unnamed powers.”
Quote by Walter Lippmann
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The Essential Lippmann: A Political Philosophy for Liberal Democracy
This book compiles key essays and articles by Walter Lippmann, a prominent political theorist, focusing on the functioning and values of liberal democracy. It delves into the complexities of political decision-making, the role of the media, and the nature of public opinion. more
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Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann was a prominent American writer and political commentator, born on September 23, 1889, and died on December 14, 1974. He was known for his profound insights into political and social issues and was one of the most influential political analysts in the United States during the 20th century. more
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