Lippmann
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Gabriel 1845–1921, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1908.
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Walter, 1889–1974, U.S. journalist.
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A new biography of the influential Cold War columnist Walter Lippmann reminds us that the issues he dealt with, and what he said about them, are mostly a comprehensive bore to anyone today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“Instead of hanging human dignity on the one assumption about self-government,” Lippmann wrote, “you insist that man’s dignity requires a standard of living.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
“And my advice to him,” Lippmann said, “was get the tools you need or get out.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Reporter and commentator Walter Lippmann noted that citizens have limited personal experience with government and the world and posited that the media, through their stories, place ideas in citizens’ minds.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
Lippmann faced the usual objections any Wall Street bond customer voiced to any Wall Street bond salesmen—If it’s such a great trade, why are you offering it to me?—but other, less usual ones, too.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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