Public opinion is a second conscience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.
Conscience allows us to do two things: Pass judgment on ourselves; approve or condemn our own conduct.
Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.
Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.
Public opinion is a compound of folly, weakness, prejudice, wrong feeling, right feeling, obstinacy, and newspaper paragraphs.
Well I've already made it clear that it's a matter for individuals in exercising their own judgement, their own consciences to speak freely on matters of policy.
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if you're nice to the second housemaid.
The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.
It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.