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Walter Lippmann

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.

Walter Lippmann

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Walter Lippmann is saying that when people constantly ask ordinary citizens to support political causes, it is not because they respect their thinking but because they want to take advantage of their kindness. He suggests this demand ignores the citizen’s ability to judge facts and treats them as if they cannot evaluate evidence for themselves.

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