The daily coverage of the Vietnamese battlefield helped convince the American public that the carnage was not worth the candle.
Walter CronkiteThe ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.
Walter CronkiteInterviewing friends is a tough one. Your duty to the interview must transcend your friendship. Occasionally you'll lose a friend.
Walter CronkiteIt seems to me that instead of cutting taxes, we ought to be increasing the taxes to pay off the deficit, rather than let that thing build up to the point where our grandchildren's grandchildren are going to be paying for our period of time and our years at the helm.
Walter CronkiteWe're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the decisions that have to be made at election time and particularly in the selection of their legislatures and their Congress and the presidency, of course. I don't think we're bright enough to do the job that would preserve our democracy, our republic. I think we're in serious danger.
Walter Cronkite