Fame Is Morally Neutral.

This Instrument [radio] Can Teach. It Can Illuminate, Yes, And It Can Even Inspire. But It Can Do So Only To The Extent That Humans Are Determined To Use It To Those Ends. Otherwise It's Nothing But Wires And Lights In A Box.

Our Major Obligation Is Not To Mistake Slogans For Solutions.

I Have Said, And I Believe, That Potentially We Have In This Country A Free Enterprise System Of Radio And Television Which Is Superior To Any Other. But To Achieve Its Promise, It Must Be Both Free And Enterprising. There Is No Suggestion Here That Networks Or Individual Stations Should Operate As Philanthropies. But I Can Find Nothing In The Bill Of Rights Or In The Communications Act Which Says That They Must Increase Their Net Profits Each Year, Lest The Republic Collapse.

Good Night, And Good Luck.

One Of The Basic Troubles With Radio And Television News Is That Both Instruments Have Grown Up As An Incompatible Combination Of Show Business, Advertising And News. Each Of The Three Is A Rather Bizarre And Demanding Profession. And When You Get All Three Under One Roof, The Dust Never Settles.