William Howard Russell
Irish journalist (1820-1907)
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
James “Scotty” Barrett Restonwas an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with The New York Times.
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James “Scotty” Barrett Restonwas an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. He was associated for many years with The New York Times.
Stick with the optimists. It’s going to be tough enough even if they’re right.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
If it’s far away, it’s news, but if it’s close at home, it’s sociology.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909-1995)