#public opinion

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion. ↗

— Winston Churchill

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Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside the Palace they're riveted to the status quo and they lose track of public opinion in the real world. ↗

— Anthony Holden

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From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

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Business leaders shape public opinion. ↗

— Marvin Bower

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Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion. ↗

— James F. Cooper

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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

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Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

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In America, public opinion is the leader. ↗

— Frances Perkins

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