“[Editorial cartooning] is essentially a destructive art. We are not pontificators, or molders of thought—or at least we shouldn't try to be. Ours is more the role of the lowly gadfly: circle and stab, circle and stab. Roughly put, our… — Bill Mauldin Copy Share Image
![“[Editorial cartooning] is essentially a destructive art. We are not pontificators, or molders of thought—or at least we shouldn't try to be. Ours is more the role of the lowly gadfly: circle and stab, circle and stab. Roughly put, our credo should be, if it's big, hit it.” quote by Bill Mauldin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/843/bill-mauldin-28650_art_editorial-cartooning-is-essentially-a-de_1740934.jpg)