“an aristocracy come to power, convinced of its own disinterested quality, believing itself above both petty partisan interest and material greed. The suggestion that this also meant the holding and wielding of power was judged offensive by these same people,… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“It was against this backdrop that the great fortunes were made, fortunes which allowed the first families to dominate the society of that era. Theodore Parker, a crusading minister in the 1840s, wrote of the Lowells and these other great… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Theodore Sorensen wrote for [Robert Kennedy's 1968] announcement speech: “At stake is not simply the leadership of our party, and even our own country,… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“For there was no doubt in Bundy’s mind about his ability to handle... the world. The job was not just a happenstance thing; he… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Fresh from the rarefied environments of Harvard, the author says he purposefully took journalism jobs in small southern towns so that he could learn… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Because history became his (Keenan's) genuine passion, he tended to see the world in terms of deep historical forces that, in his mind, formed… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don't want to do it — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Most journalists are impatient to get their legwork done and to start the actual writing” — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Day after day we read about them, each new man more brilliant than the last. They were not just an all-star first team, but… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
If there is anything that is important to America, it is that you are not a prisoner of the past. — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
During their college years the oarsmen put in terrbily long hours, often showing up at the boathouse at 6:00am for preclass practices. Both physically… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“The good reporters of that era, those who were well educated and who were enlightened themselves and worked for enlightened organizations, liked the Kennedys… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“true wisdom ... is the product of hard-won, often bitter experience.” — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
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