If you are kept in ignorance of the true way and permit yourself to rely upon and be guided by the opinion of imperfect man you can never gain the riches that will bring you peace and lasting happiness.

Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.

Great is truth but still greater from a practical point of view is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

The U.S. will ignore the opinion of the Iraqi people and it will compose the new government according to its own desires.

My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them that's the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Where there is little or no public opinion there is likely to be bad government which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.

Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national governments or some other kind of arrangement is quite frankly secondary in my opinion.