"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 of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of ..."
- James Reston Jr.
"He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them."
"One of the advantages of defeat in life - maybe the main advantage - is that it provides an excuse for change. Defeat... invariably leads to new adventures."
- James Reston
"Nations like individuals have to limit their objectives or take the consequences."
"The grossest thing in our gross national product today is our language. It is suffering from inflation."
"This was a great year for preventive worrying. Seldom in recent history have so many people worried about so many things that didn't happen in the end."