Quotes about Public opinion

Freedom of opinion! Where is it? I see a press more mean and paltry and silly and disgraceful than any country ever knew, - if that be its standard, here it is. ... I speak of Miss Martineau, and all parties... shower down upon her a perfect cataract of abuse. "But what has she done? Surely she praised America enough!" - "Yes, but she told us of some of our faults, and Americans can't bear to be told of their faults.

There are wonderful things having to do with women's health. But not when it comes to abortion.

When everyone hates a person, you should investigate thoroughly, and when everyone loves a person, you should also investigate thoroughly.

The arts that have escaped [uniformity] best are the arts in which the public take no interest. Poetry is an instance of what I mean. We have been able to have fine poetry in England because the public do not read it, and consequently do not influence it.

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

The newspapers print what the people want, and thus does the savage still swing his club and flourish his spear.

You are an exceptional man, and it's not just my senility speaking, half the country would agree with me, and the other half doesn't count.

We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.

I don't care what the polls say. I don't. I'm doing what I think what's wrong.

It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.

By evil report and good report.

I didn't like the '60s because it was too important what people who had nothing to do with the war thought about it.