I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest.
Helen ThomasThe United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to inland detention camps on grounds that they might be disloyal.
Helen ThomasWe don't go into journalism to be popular. It is our job to seek the truth and put constant pressure on our leaders until we get answers.
Helen Thomas