The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a significant degree an American century.

Not much longer shall we have time for reading lessons of the past. An inexorable present calls us to the defense of a great future.

To see, and to show, is the mission now undertaken by Life.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a significant degree an American century.

I am all for titillating trivialities. I am all for the epic touch. I could almost say that everything in Time, should be either titillating or epic or starkly, supercurtly factual.

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time.