Quotes by William Allen White

About William Allen White:

William Allen White was a renowned American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death, White became the iconic spokesman for middle America.
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I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

William Allen White

Whoever tramples on the plea for justice temperately made in the name of peace only outrages peace and kills something fine in the heart of man which God put there when we got our manhood.

William Allen White

A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.

William Allen White

I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals.

William Allen White

Peace without justice is tyranny.

William Allen White

Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.

William Allen White

Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.

William Allen White

The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.

William Allen White

Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions.

William Allen White

Liberty is the only thing you can't have unless you give it to others.

William Allen White

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.

William Allen White

Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.

William Allen White

I have tried to teach people there are three kicks in every dollar: one, when you make it; two, when you have it. The third kick it when you give it away - and it is the biggest kick of all.

William Allen White

Every great movement needs an agitator. Every leader of spiritual ideals need a John the Baptist.

William Allen White

My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.

William Allen White

Author Bio

  • NameWilliam Allen White
  • DescriptionAmerican newspaper editor and politician
  • BornFebruary 10, 1868
  • DiedJanuary 29, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Newspaper Editor; Author; Journalist
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography