“Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Never fight a battle of wits when iocane powder is involved. And never, never, never, never, never, never, never let the New Republic 's editors choose the headline for your article.” — Brad DeLong Copy Share Image
“Pettiness often leads both to error and to the digging of a trap for oneself. Wondering (which I am sure he didn't) 'if by the 1990s [Hitchens] was morphing into someone I didn’t quite recognize”, Blumenthal recalls with horror the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
![“Pettiness often leads both to error and to the digging of a trap for oneself. Wondering (which I am sure he didn't) 'if by the 1990s [Hitchens] was morphing into someone I didn’t quite recognize”, Blumenthal recalls with horror the night that I 'gave' a farewell party for Martin Walker of the…” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db2/christopher-hitchens-117_1990s_pettiness-often-leads-both-to-error-and_2898661.jpg)