The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own for the children, and the children yet unborn.”

From my understandings, Sterling is trying to say that these kind of crazy situations don't always start from crime, weapons, etc. It could simply start from a wrong a gesture, or a misunderstood word. Although weapons and all those negative things can cause destruction, it is the thoughts and actions of human beings that are the catalyst that makes these things become a bad thing. Without "prejudices and suspicions" and anything else in that matter, everything else would be harmless. Anything could be harmful or harmless, it is up to us to control it based on our actions. For example, the Salem Witch Trial is a good example for this specific quote. It was a situation that became out of control because of jealousy and lust that was felt by a naive girl, Abigail. If it wasn't for her negative feelings, her actions would not have been performed and people would not have gotten hurt. Therefore, I do agree with Sterling because I am a big believer of the phrase "think before you act", which pretty much sums up this whole quote.

Good Night and Good Luck

      I agree with Murrow. Using the television can be an instrument, but it depends on how people use it also. It could be used for the good, it could be used as entertainment, and it could be used for bad, just like how McCarthy used it. If Murrow saw how television is today, I believe that he would still have the same view as he had at his time period. Although times had changed, the way the human mind works still remain the same. The television still depends on how the people work it. Just like Murrow said, it would be nothing but a wired light box if there were no humans to determine its use.
      In Murrow's time, the television were used to spread important information. Now-a-days, it is still used the same way, but sometimes some people take advantage of it and it just seems like a box with nothing in it. Comparing from how it was before, the television, or the internet in our case, are just now used as an everyday item instead of something reserved for important events or information. However, it really depends on who is controlling it. In conclusion, I do agree with Murrow.