In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

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Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news.

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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

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Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.

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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

James Reston in New York Times (12 June 1968)
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This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

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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.

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How Kennedy knew the precise drop in milk consumption in 1960, the percentage rise in textile imports from 1957 to 1960 and the number of speeches cleared by the Defense Department is not quite clear, but anyway, he did. He either overwhelmed you with decimal points or disarmed you with a smile and a wisecrack.

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