The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless of human sacrifice, runs through the whole of Russian history — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned. — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one. — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
I think it's important to travel around in order to get a notion of what's going on, to find out what people are think… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me,… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high.… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
No one can be certain where a nation which spans two continents, whose history begins in the faint traces of early civilization, a nation… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's… — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
By the way, I understand that now you can have the Times delivered to your door here in the Twin Cities. — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months? — Harrison Salisbury Copy Share Image
