The chief element in the art of statesmanship under modern conditions is the ability to elucidate the confused and clamorous interests which converge upon the seat of government. It is an ability to penetrate from the na?ve self-interest of each group to its permanent and real interest. Statesmanship consists in giving the people not what they want but what they will learn to want.
Walter LippmannThe consent of the governed" is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.
Walter LippmannWe must protect the right of our opponents to speak because we must hear what they have to say.
Walter LippmannAnd the principle which distinguishes democracy from all other forms of government is that in a democracy the opposition not only is tolerated as constitutional but must be maintained because it is in fact indispensable.
Walter Lippmann