There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to shame the devil.

The news and the truth are not the same thing.

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives.

Successful ... politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies.

Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government cannot govern.

Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.