I'm a romanticist in many ways. I never get behind the wheel of my boat and dropping the anchor without saying to myself, secretly giving my orders to the crew "All right, lift the anchor, we're on our way to South Hampton. We're gonna beat them there with this load of tea!"
Walter CronkiteWhatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.
Walter CronkiteThere is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
Walter CronkiteThe ethic of the journalist is to recognize one's prejudices, biases, and avoid getting them into print.
Walter CronkiteOur country today is at a stage in our foreign policy similar to that crucial point in our nation's early history when our Constitution was produced in Philadelphia.
Walter CronkiteSo now the question is, basically, right now, how will the Osama Bin Laden tape affect the election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. In fact, I'm a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, that he probably set up bin Laden to this thing.
Walter Cronkite