Edward R. Murrow

Explore 4 quotes by Edward R. Murrow

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.

Edward R. Murrow

Said on his TV program "See it Now" as a challenge to Senator Joseph McCarthy's attempts to quash "communist" enemies.

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Topic

Dissent Treason Patriotism Politics

Speaker

Edward R. Murrow

Source

See It Now

Medium

TV news TV program

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Era

Red scare

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Murrow, Edward R. Tonight See It Now. CBS, 9 Mar. 1954.

No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.

Edward R. Murrow

On Joseph McCarthy.

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McCarthyism Red Scare Cold War Communism American politics

Speaker

Edward R. Murrow

Source

See It Now

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Murrow, Edward R. Private comments to staff prior to broadcast of See It Now. 9 Mar. 1954, New York City, NY, USA.

I pray you to believe what I have said about Buchenwald. I have reported what I saw and heard, but only part of it. For most of it I have no words.

Edward R. Murrow

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Topic

The Holocaust Limits of language

Speaker

Edward R. Murrow

Medium

Radio broadcast

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Murrow, Edward R. Broadcast report on Buchenwald concentration camp. 15 Apr. 1945, London, England, UK. Radio broadcast.

We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we…remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes that were, for the moment unpopular.

Edward R. Murrow

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Topic

Red Scare Dissent

Speaker

Edward R. Murrow

Source

See It Now

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Murrow, Edward R. See It Now. CBS, 9 Mar. 1954.