The irony is that [Barack] Obama was a law professor at the University of Chicago. He would, most of all, know that… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts. — 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… — 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
[My wife Margot] was the - I guess, the coordinator or the production manager [of The Jazz Review], and we got to… — 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
We have no idea how much the government knows and how much the CIA even knows about average citizens. The government is… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
[Bill Clinton] was the man, as a matter of fact, who, in terms of the Communications Decency Act, which would have made… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I wrote the column. I - you know, - the column simply said that [Clay] Felker is destroying this paper. And I… — 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
A liberal was somebody who expected and hoped that government would help the poor - you know, that whole routine. I did… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
It's perfectly within [Martin Peretz] rights [to fire a journalist]. It's a private - you know, th - it's not censorship. The… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I was lecturing at the Columbia Journalism School of Education. I asked them about what was happening to the Fourth Amendment. I… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I went to the library as soon as I could walk. So the training came from reading all kinds of people, from… — 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
I got a letter one day from somebody saying, 'You're always criticizing the press. Why don't you talk about what Clay Felker… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I was writing - at least beginning to write Boston Boy and there were a lot of holes in my so-called research.… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I like [John Cardinal O'Connor] a lot. He - I started a - to know him - when I asked William Shawn… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
When [Bill Clinton] was running for president. I'll never forget this one. He was running in New Hampshire. He was not doing… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
I know [Arthur Koestler] fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was in prison, I think, in Spain and in Russia. He… — 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
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
[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
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
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
Now that is dangerous, when the people don't know what's happening to their Constitution. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share
[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
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
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
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
[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
That is what is happening with the Tea Parties. I wrote a column called "The Second American Revolution" about the fact that people are… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share
Margot [Hentoff] dislikes Bill Clinton because he's totally untrustworthy, and you really ought to have some faith in whoever's going to be your president. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share
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![“[People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43a/nat-hentoff-1615_barack_people-felt-good-even-though-they-didn-t_2180109.png)
![“[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/i/c49/nat-hentoff-1615_believe_a-j-muste-was-he-i-don-t-know-what-he-fi_209477.png)
![“[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/i/18d/nat-hentoff-1615_coordinator_my-wife-margot-was-the-i-guess-the-coord_104123.png)
![“[Bill Clinton] was the man, as a matter of fact, who, in terms of the Communications Decency Act, which would have made the Internet, the whole concept of cyberspace, vulnerable to rampant censorship - he pushed that bill, and I know the man in the Justice Department whom he persuaded - the guy…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/nat-hentoff-1615_bills_bill-clinton-was-the-man-as-a-matter-of_2997852.jpg)
![“I wrote the column. I - you know, - the column simply said that [Clay] Felker is destroying this paper. And I heard that he was about ready to fire me, but two other people on The Voice interceded and, fortunately, he had a very short attention span, so I wasn't fired.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/nat-hentoff-1615_attention_i-wrote-the-column-i-you-know-the-column_2228462.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/i/de5/nat-hentoff-1615_backgrounds_here-is-a-guy-who-s-supposed-to-be-the-g_761069.jpg)
![“It's perfectly within [Martin Peretz] rights [to fire a journalist]. It's a private - you know, th - it's not censorship. The First Amendment doesn't come into play because it's a private magazine.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/nat-hentoff-1615_amendments_it-s-perfectly-within-martin-peretz-righ_1276212.png)
![“I got a letter one day from somebody saying, 'You're always criticizing the press. Why don't you talk about what Clay Felker is doing to your own paper [The Voice]?' And my 10-year-old son Tom, now with Williams & Connelly, put in a legal opinion, not - an opinion from the back of the car saying…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/nat-hentoff-1615_car_i-got-a-letter-one-day-from-somebody-say_2544424.jpg)
![“I like [John Cardinal O'Connor] a lot. He - I started a - to know him - when I asked William Shawn at The New Yorker, 'Sh - can I do a profile of Cardinal O'Connor?' He said, 'All right. Find out what he's like.' So I went to his office, and I heard somebody - and it turned out to be O'Connor…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/nat-hentoff-1615_cardinals_i-like-john-cardinal-o-connor-a-lot-he-i_2810252.png)
![“When [Bill Clinton] was running for president. I'll never forget this one. He was running in New Hampshire. He was not doing well. And he suddenly, over a weekend, rushed back to Little Rock to execute a guy who had killed a cop, but in the process, the policeman had shot him in the head and he…” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/nat-hentoff-1615_bills_when-bill-clinton-was-running-for-presid_2209862.png)
![“I know [Arthur Koestler] fought in the Spanish Civil War. He was in prison, I think, in Spain and in Russia. He came to the United States; that's when I saw him in the mid-1940s.” quote by Nat Hentoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/nat-hentoff-1615_arthur_i-know-arthur-koestler-fought-in-the-spa_1925124.png)