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Walter Lippmann Quotes about Desire

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It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an axe the desires of men.

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an axe the desires of men.

Walter Lippmann

Men, Law, Desire

Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

Ignore what a man desires and you ignore the very source of his power.

Walter Lippmann

Power, Men, Desire

Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

We know that it is possible to harness desire to many interests, that evil is one form of a desire, and not the nature of it.

Walter Lippmann

Evil, Desire, Wickedness

Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

All men desire their own perfect adjustment, but they desire it, being finite men, on their own terms.

Walter Lippmann

Men, Perfect, Desire

Walter Lippmann (2011). “The Phantom Public”, p.161, Transaction Publishers

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