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David Halberstam

You could never prove innocence, not in the match with the man who only had to imply guilt.

gossip, slander

David Halberstam

Most commanders wanted as many good sources of information as possible. MacArthur was focused on limiting and controlling his sources of intelligence.

information, narrowmindedness, open-mindedness, reading

David Halberstam

Do you know what the greatest test is? Do you still get excited about what you do when you get up in the morning?

David Halberstam

The truth posed a great dilemma for a man who always had to be right, and yet, for all his grandeur, was often wrong.

honesty, hubris, humility, pride

David Halberstam

Because history became his (Keenan’s) genuine passion, he tended to see the world in terms of deep historical forces that, in his mind, formed a nation’s character in ways almost beyond the consciousness of the men who momentarily governed it, as if these historical impulses were more a part of them than they knew.

culture, current-events, history, personality

David Halberstam

Education was central to reporting.

David Halberstam

Until he (Time’s founder Henry Luce) arrived, news was crime and politics.

culture, journalism, media, storytelling

David Halberstam

If the norm of the society is corrupted, then objective journalism is corrupted too, for it must not challenge the norm. It must accept the norm.

assumptions, culture, media, perspective

David Halberstam

Bobby Kennedy said that when he had been a boy there were three major influences on children – the home, the church, and the school – and now there was a fourth – television.

culture, media, parenting

David Halberstam

Newspapers might have as much to do in shaping the course of public events as politicians,

David Halberstam

Being well known for being well-known did not necessarily imply intelligence.

celebrity, culture

David Halberstam

All professions have some element of theater to them.

calling, charisma, duplicity, enthusiasm, imagery, job, leadership, vocation