James Reston quotes

Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news. (James Reston)
In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out. View quote
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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. View quote
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The rising power of the United States in world affairs ... requires, not a more compliant press, but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism.... Our job in this age, as I see it, is not to serve as cheerleaders for our side in the present world struggle but to help the largest possible number of people to see the realities of the changing and convulsive world in which American policy must operate. View quote
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People are always dying in the Times who don't seem to die in other papers, and they die at greater length and maybe even with a little more grace. View quote
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He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears but by diligent hard work, he overcame them. View quote
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The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. View quote
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If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology. View quote
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Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in. View quote
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In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion. View quote
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