"What we don't know as a nation and as a citizen can kill us."

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Source : "The Power of the Media, Part II". "The Open Mind", archive.org. 1990.

Fred W. Friendly

#Citizens Quotes

“Personal purity isnâ€™t really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse â€“ and persuading others not to support it â€“ is.”
“Man is God by his faculty for thought.”
“Buffys very similar to me to me when I was growing up. A child in an adult world, sort of trapped between the two. Does Buffy go to the prom or does she save the world from demons?”
“I'd like to have a word for 'the sadness inspired by failing restaurants' as well as for 'the excitement of getting a room with a minibar.”
“Creation myths are not about the origins of the world at all, but about the origins of patriarchy which has claimed itself as the world”

Source : Jane Caputi (1987). “The Age of Sex Crime”, p.9, Popular Press
“Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's there for everyone. I play for the people.”
“Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.”
“There's a very simple reason for focusing on the nuclear issue. Many, many issues are of supreme importance in one way or another, but if we blow ourselves up with nuclear weapons, no other issue is really going to matter. Quite possibly there would be no other human beings left to be concerned about anything else.”

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