James Reston, Jr. Quotes
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In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.
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Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.
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Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.
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A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.
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He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
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Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.
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Golf is the Lord's punishment for man's sins.
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There isn't a single professional sports season now that doesn't go on at least a month too long. Baseball starts in football weather, and football in baseball weather, and basketball overlaps them both.
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As General Eisenhower discovered, it is easier to end the Cold War or stamp out poverty than to master this devilish pastime.
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