Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they’re lazy, and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.

There will always be leaks; in Washington, everywhere.

It's very hard to stand up to the government which is saying that publication will threaten national security. People don't seem to realize that reporters and editors know something about national security and care deeply about it.

It is my experience that most claims of national security are part of a campaign to avoid telling the truth.

There is nothing like daily journalism! Best damn job in the world!

Everybody who talks to a newspaper has a motive. That's just a given. And good reporters always, repeat always, probe to find out what that motive is.

Generals who can write always make me nervous.