--- title: "3 David Von Drehle Quotes - Famous Journalist (Rise to Greatness)" description: "David James Von Drehle is an American author and journalist. Browse 3 David Von Drehle quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b154/author-david-von-drehle-83353.jpg" --- ![Portrait of David Von Drehle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b154/author-david-von-drehle-83353.jpg) # David Von Drehle (1961) Journalist **3** quotes in **39** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet David Von Drehle is a journalist, best known for *Rise to Greatness*. ## Quick Facts About David Von Drehle Born February 6, 1961 Profession Journalist Notable works Rise to Greatness ## About David Von Drehle David James Von Drehle is an American author and journalist. ## Quotes by David Von Drehle > [In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-von-drehle/in-his-recent-book-when-brute-force-fails-ucla-s-kleiman-argues-that/) [David Von Drehle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-von-drehle/) [Arguing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arguing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/david-von-drehle-83353_arguing_in-his-recent-book-when-brute-force-fail_497249.png) > [History is not just about the past. It also reveals the present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-von-drehle/history-is-not-just-about-the-past-it-also-reveals-the-present/) [David Von Drehle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-von-drehle/) [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/david-von-drehle-83353_funny_history-is-not-just-about-the-past-it-al_498878.png) > [“Exploration and invention were the two faces on the coin of progress, and progress was the spirit of the age”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-von-drehle/exploration-and-invention-were-the-two-faces-on-the-coin-of-progress/) [David von Drehle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-von-drehle/) [Exploration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exploration/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/david-von-drehle-83353_exploration_exploration-and-invention-were-the-two-f_3062496.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-von-drehle/#itemlist", "name": "David Von Drehle Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction rather than a feckless joke--could cut crime and reduce prison populations simultaneously. 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