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James Reston

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All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.
James Reston
This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
James Reston
A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.
James Reston
Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.
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In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.
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Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.
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If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology.
James Reston
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
James Reston
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
James Reston
Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.
James Reston
Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.
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In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.
James Reston
The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
James Reston

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