Counting the ones I've co-edited, I guess about 28 or 29 [books I've written]. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I had written a book called "Boston Boy" some years ago, and that took me from the time I could speak, I… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
A particular moment - and I'm not, to this day, quite sure how I feel about it - I had always wanted… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Here is a guy who's supposed to be the Genghis Khan of the church, the pro-choice people hate him, and I don't… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The death panel issue arose with Tom Daschle, who was originally going to be the Health Czar. Daschle became enamored with the… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I write a column for The Village Voice, which I've done since time immemorial, and occasionally - and books. And I occasionally… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[Arthur Koestler] wrote some other very interesting books, but that book - I mean, if I were teaching, I don't care what… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Margot [Hentoff] used to write regularly for The Voice, for The New York Review of Books, for Harper's Bazaar, and she really… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
This sounds corny, but I once told a kid when I was in a the library conference, the best - not the… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The book that really, really shaped my politics and has forever is Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon," which is a novel based… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I had written a book called "Boston Boy" some years ago, and that took me from the time I could speak, I… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[Madness] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book [Speaking Freely: A Memoir]… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I've - that I regret. That was stupid and ignorant on my part. I went to a party as a guest of… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
My parents were Orthodox Jews but not very regular Orthodox Jews. I was bar mitzvahed and all that. But God was hardly ever mentioned… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[Margot Hentoff] thinks - first of all, she - this I hear from a lot of people beside her. She thinks that men have… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
My father was pretty independent. He was - he was arrested once in Nashville when he was on one of his sales trips because… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
My chronology is terrible. [Work with William Shawn] must have some ago. It was after he was fired by Newhouse. After New - when… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Now that is dangerous, when the people don't know what's happening to their Constitution. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[My wife Margot] was the - I guess, the coordinator or the production manager [of The Jazz Review], and we got to know each… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The book that really, really shaped my politics and has forever is Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon," which is a novel based on terrible… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I have I guess 3 passions. One is the Constitution. The other is jazz and the other is being an atheist prolifer which, of… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
If the American people have their health care paid for by the government, depending on their age and their condition, they will be subject… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[A.J. Muste] was - he - I don't know what he finally came out believing in, but it was some kind of higher being. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
![“I was in the back of the book [in the The Reporter] doing music.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d6e/nat-hentoff-1615_book_i-was-in-the-back-of-the-book-in-the-the_1751023.jpg)
![“Counting the ones I've co-edited, I guess about 28 or 29 [books I've written].” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/380/nat-hentoff-1615_book_counting-the-ones-i-ve-co-edited-i-guess_342581.jpg)
![“Here is a guy who's supposed to be the Genghis Khan of the church, the pro-choice people hate him, and I don't know about his labor background so I figured there must be more to him, and there is. I wrote a book about [John Cardinal O'Connor].” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/de5/nat-hentoff-1615_backgrounds_here-is-a-guy-who-s-supposed-to-be-the-g_761069.jpg)
![“The death panel issue arose with Tom Daschle, who was originally going to be the Health Czar. Daschle became enamored with the British system and wrote a book about health care, which influenced President [Barack] Obama.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba6/nat-hentoff-1615_barack_the-death-panel-issue-arose-with-tom-das_2522903.jpg)
![“[Arthur Koestler] wrote some other very interesting books, but that book - I mean, if I were teaching, I don't care what the course is, I would say you really have to read "Darkness at Noon".” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b8f/nat-hentoff-1615_arthur_arthur-koestler-wrote-some-other-very-in_1368211.jpg)
![“Margot [Hentoff] used to write regularly for The Voice, for The New York Review of Books, for Harper's Bazaar, and she really had the most distinctive writing style, even more than mine, than I've ever seen in this business.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f16/nat-hentoff-1615_bazaars_margot-hentoff-used-to-write-regularly-f_598178.jpg)
![“[Madness] happened so frequently. I think what I was most maddest about - and it's in the book [Speaking Freely: A Memoir] - when the House and the Senate, back in 1984, were debating a bill that would - at least delay and maybe stop some of the ex - summary execution of disabled children…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbb/nat-hentoff-1615_bills_madness-happened-so-frequently-i-think-w_1571691.jpg)
![“[Margot Hentoff] thinks - first of all, she - this I hear from a lot of people beside her. She thinks that men have no business getting into this argument at all unless they're going to be pro-choice. But it turns out that a fair number of fetuses are male, and besides that, we are all one part of…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/060/nat-hentoff-1615_argument_margot-hentoff-thinks-first-of-all-she-t_42891.jpg)
![“My chronology is terrible. [Work with William Shawn] must have some ago. It was after he was fired by Newhouse. After New - when Newhouse bought The New Yorker, he said in one of those grand press” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b15/nat-hentoff-1615_chronology_my-chronology-is-terrible-work-with-will_68342.jpg)
![“We disagree heavily on abortion [with Margot Hentoff].” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b48/nat-hentoff-1615_abortion_we-disagree-heavily-on-abortion-with-mar_70628.jpg)
![“[My wife Margot] was the - I guess, the coordinator or the production manager [of The Jazz Review], and we got to know each other and we married.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18d/nat-hentoff-1615_coordinator_my-wife-margot-was-the-i-guess-the-coord_104123.jpg)
![“[A.J. Muste] was - he - I don't know what he finally came out believing in, but it was some kind of higher being.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c49/nat-hentoff-1615_believe_a-j-muste-was-he-i-don-t-know-what-he-fi_209477.jpg)