Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn’t mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar.
Meaning of the quote
Just because you can say something to a lot of people doesn't mean you're smarter or know more. Even if your voice can be heard far away, it doesn't make you wiser than when you were just talking to a few people in a local bar.
About Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow was an iconic American broadcast journalist who gained prominence during World War II with his live radio reports from Europe. He later used his television program “See It Now” to help censure Senator Joseph McCarthy, cementing his legacy as one of journalism’s greatest figures.
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