Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news. — James Reston Copy Share Image
The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant press, but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism.… — James Reston Copy Share Image
Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news. — James Reston Copy Share Image
If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology. — James Reston Copy Share Image
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. — James Reston Copy Share Image
In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out. — James Reston Copy Share Image
In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion. — James Reston Copy Share Image
“In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language-"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake. Dogs… — James Reston Copy Share Image
Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in. — James Reston Copy Share Image
