#public opinion

Mob law is the most forcible expression of an abnormal public opinion; it shows that society is rotten to the core. ↗

— Timothy Thomas Fortune

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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ↗

— Grantland Rice

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The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority. ↗

— George Bancroft

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There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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This war is being played in the realm of public opinion and has dire consequences for our soldiers in Iraq, the future of our country, and freedom around the world. ↗

— John Doolittle

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Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments. ↗

— Charles Dudley Warner

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If a radical devolution of powers was possible, it would have been done before. The assumption of states' rights is gone. There's no support for it in the Supreme Court and there's no support for it in public opinion. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

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They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside the Palace they're riveted to the status quo and they lose track of public opinion in the real world. ↗

— Anthony Holden

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From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

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Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

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