People, if given the choice between anarchy and dictatorship, will always choose dictatorship because anarchy is the worst dictatorship of all. Eric Sevareid More Quotes by Eric Sevareid More Quotes From Eric Sevareid The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety. Eric Sevareid anxietysteelamerica Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. Eric Sevareid xmasholidaychristmas Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor. Eric Sevareid humorpowerhonor The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something. Eric Sevareid differencesmenboys Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt. Eric Sevareid trusterrorsmen The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness. Eric Sevareid freedomcouragemean Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate. Eric Sevareid essentialspresidentwisdom The major cause of problems are solutions Eric Sevareid solutionscausesproblem With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the spirit. The affluent society, with relentless single-minded energy, is turning our cities, most of suburbia and most of our roadways into the most affluent slum on earth. Eric Sevareid citieshouseamerica Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper's principle: "The next mile is the only one a person really has to make." Eric Sevareid furprinciplesbravery You can't know who you are, as a nation or a people, unless you know where you've been. Eric Sevareid nationsknowspeople It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special nature of liberties is that they can be defended only as long as we still have them. So the very first signs of their erosion must be resisted, whether the issue be domestic surveillance by the Army, so-called preventive detention, or the freedom of corporate television, or that of a campus newspaper. Eric Sevareid erosionissuesarmy I'm sort of a pessimist about tomorrow and an optimist about the day after tomorrow. Eric Sevareid pessimistoptimisttomorrow It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can help others. It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can be helped in a lasting way. Eric Sevareid helping-othersresponsibilitypeople No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide. Eric Sevareid mealssuicidemen Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend. Eric Sevareid profitbrotherhooddream I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance. Eric Sevareid never-quitvoiceworry The five happiest people I have ever met all had this strange little quirk of referring to their jobs as a 'calling.' Eric Sevareid callingjobspeople The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change. Eric Sevareid distinguishedhallmarkamerican-society Consultant: an ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home. Eric Sevareid guyhomeknowledge
