“This instrument can teach; it can illuminate; yes, and even it can...” – Edward R. Murrow, Good Night, and Good Luck. ... Movie Quotes Database

This instrument can teach; it can illuminate; yes, and even it can 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. There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance, and indifference. This weapon of television could be useful.

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Edward R. Murrow Stonewall Jackson, who is generally believed to have known something about weapons, is reported to have said, "When war comes, you must draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." The trouble with television is that it is rusting in the scabbard during a battle for survival. Edward R. Murrow Thank you for your patience. Edward R. Murrow We're going with this story. Because the terror is right here in this room.