“A satellite has no conscience.”

“When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.”

“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.”

“Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.”

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.”

“Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.”

“We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late. ”