Famous Quotes

"The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved."

Edward R. Murrow on Respect

More quotes about Respect

• "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect

• "Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

  Malcolm X on Respect

• "If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."

  Abraham Lincoln on Respect

More quotes by Edward R. Murrow

• "The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue."

• "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."

• "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."

• "Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts."

• "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."