The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

James Reston
All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

James Reston
A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

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


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

James Reston
In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out.