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> [They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical issue of the last century is thus history at its best. Thompson's judicious and delicious depiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/they-say-that-history-is-an-argument-without-end-in-thompson-s/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

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## More by Jonathan Alter

> [I think it's a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill -- it finds its way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/i-think-it-s-a-terrible-system-but-money-in-politics-is-like-water/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [With his ABC News experience, perhaps Pierre Salinger's next job could be cohosting-with Oliver Stone-a 24-hour Conspiracy Network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/with-his-abc-news-experience-perhaps-pierre-salinger-s-next-job-could/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [By laying the groundwork for a system centered on home ownership rather than the public housing popular in Europe, the New Deal made possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/by-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-system-centered-on-home-ownership/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [Almost no one under 60 remembers what fundraising was like before Watergate. Until the 1970s, campaign money was collected by "bagmen," familiar characters from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/almost-no-one-under-60-remembers-what-fundraising-was-like-before/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [Every patient reacts a little differently, both biologically and psychologically. The only constant in cancer is inconstancy; the only certainty is a future of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/every-patient-reacts-a-little-differently-both-biologically-and/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [The only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious ideas, making the bills…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/the-only-reason-the-house-hasn-t-done-even-more-damage-is-that-the/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [If it's easy for the government to learn about us, it should be easier for us to learn about the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/if-it-s-easy-for-the-government-to-learn-about-us-it-should-be-easier/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [It sometimes takes a while for executives to figure out that the reporters they think of as little bugs to be squashed or spun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/it-sometimes-takes-a-while-for-executives-to-figure-out-that-the/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [Unless the digital divide is narrowed soon, the United States may be headed to the class warfare of a century ago, the last time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/unless-the-digital-divide-is-narrowed-soon-the-united-states-may-be/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [Millions of Americans would still despair in the eight long years of the Depression that lay ahead and many of their individual dreams would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/millions-of-americans-would-still-despair-in-the-eight-long-years-of/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [The basic problem is with the business model of journalism. That business model is premised on the idea that talk is cheap and reporting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/the-basic-problem-is-with-the-business-model-of-journalism-that/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [The key to fixing education is better teaching, and the key to better teaching is figuring out who can teach and who can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/the-key-to-fixing-education-is-better-teaching-and-the-key-to-better/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [If Franz Kafka were alive today he'd be writing about customer service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/if-franz-kafka-were-alive-today-he-d-be-writing-about-customer-service/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/they-say-that-history-is-an-argument-without-end-in-thompson-s/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

> [If it's easy for the government to learn about us, it should be easier for us to learn about the government, what they're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/if-it-s-easy-for-the-government-to-learn-about-us-it-should-be-easier-2/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

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