“he spoke of what he called the "inner history of weakness, of what disappoints us in leaders, the timidity of thought, the hesitancy and the drift." In these cases imagination and will are often blinded by "constructed evils," he wrote.… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
We falter from childhood amidst shames and fears, we move in closed spaces where stale tradition enervates, we grow hysterical over success and failure, and so by surrounding instinct with terror, we prepare the soul for weakness. — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
Discount air fares, a car in every parking space and the interstate highway system have made every place accessible - and every place alike. — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
Television has changed how we choose our leaders. It elected Ronald Reagan and a host of Kennedy-look-alike congressmen with blow-dried hair and gleaming teeth.… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
“he spoke of what he called the "inner history of weakness, of what disappoints us in leaders, the timidity of thought, the hesitancy and… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
He forever perplexes and annoys. Every time you think he is about to show the statesmanship for which his intelligence and experience have equipped… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
“Even though a part of Lippmann was tempted to retreat from the world, to build "walls against chaos," he fought that temptation. He challenged… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
With a novelist's sense of drama and a historian's understanding of the social forces that shape our lives, Tom Gjelten has captured vividly --… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
“he recounted how he had laid his fears to rest one night in what was "undoubtedly the most heroic event of my life." Confronting… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
There is a curious relationship between a candidate and the reporters who cover him. It can be affected by small things like a competent… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
He has not yet become an elder statesman, though his foreign policy credentials are considerable, but he is certainly our ancient mariner, forever tugging… — Ronald Steel Copy Share Image
