“Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it.” HouseOpinionCitizensToughOccupationCitizenshipInformed Opinions Book:The Face of War Source: The Face of War
“On the eve of the election last month my wife Judith and I were driving home late in the afternoon and turned on the radio for the traffic and weather. What we instantly got was a freak show of political pornography: lies, distortions, and half-truths - half-truths being perhaps the blackest of all lies. They paraded before us as informed opinion.” ShowsHomeLastsPoliticalLyingHalfOpinionWifeMonthsLateElectionRadioMy WifeDrivingWeatherAfternoonFreakTrafficPornographyDistortionHalf TruthDriving HomeInformed Opinions Author:Bill Moyers
“I'm an idiot, basically. I don't think that I'm a dumb guy, but I also realise that I have access to about 0.1 percent of the information that I need to have a truly informed opinion about half the stuff I talk about. I'm like that loud guy in the bar, who kind of makes sense for about ten minutes, and then you realise he flunked everything at high school so you just laugh at him.” ThinkingNeedsKindSchoolGuyStuffHalfOpinionLaughingMinutesInformationTenPercentHigh SchoolAccessBarsDumbIdiotMake SenseLoudRealisingDumb GuyInformed Opinions Author:Bill Burr
“Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” ThinkingWisdomGovernmentBeliefEnjoyOpinionComfortInvestingCriticalOur ThoughtsMy ThoughtsComfortingDiscomfortCritical ThinkingMake You ThinkHold FastPresidents DayThoughts And ThinkingProfiles In CourageJust A ThoughtInformed Opinions Author:John F. Kennedy