It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

Cast aside any column about two subjects. It means the pundit chickened out on the hard decision about what to write about that day.

The most successful column is one that causes the reader to throw down the paper in a peak of fit.

Some handsome and ambitious men believe they are above all morality, and a woman's virtue becomes a mere challenge to them.

As long as one American is hungry... then we have unfinished business in this country.

A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion.

The wonderful thing about being a New York Times columnist is that it's like a Supreme Court appointment - they're stuck with you for a long time.