Quotes of James Reston - somelinesforyou

“ In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics hadin one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake. Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ One of the advantages of defeat in life - maybe the main advantage - is that it provides an excuse for change. Defeat... invariably leads to new adventures. ”

- James Reston

“ 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. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news. ”

- James Reston

“ The conflict between the men who make and the men who report the news is as old as time. News may be true, but it is not truth, and reporters and officials seldom see it the same way. In the old days, the reporters or couriers of bad news were often put to the gallows; now they are given the Pulitzer Prize, but the conflict goes on. ”

- James Reston

“ Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides. ”

- James Reston

“ This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. ”

- James Reston

“ Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ One of the advantages of defeat in life - maybe the main advantage - is that it provides an excuse for change. Defeat... invariably leads to new adventures. ”

- James Reston

“ One of the advantages of defeat in life - maybe the main advantage - is that it provides an excuse for change. Defeat... invariably leads to new adventures. ”

- James Reston

“ 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. ”

- James Reston

“ 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. ”

- James Reston

“ 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. ”

- James Reston

“ It poisons everything. It has disrupted the economy, envenomed our politics, hurt the alliance, divided our people, and now it is interfering with this critical question of the arms race. ”

- James Reston

“ A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. ”

- James Reston

“ Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides. ”

- James Reston

“ This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. ”

- James Reston

“ This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. ”

- James Reston
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