The Making of the President 1960
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“The job of intellectuals is to come up with ideas, and all we've been producing is footnotes.”
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“Every American election summons the individual voter to weigh the past against the future.”
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“The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.”
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“Power in America today is control of the means of communication.”
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“You can't get unless you give. And you have to give without wanting to get.”
“When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, he’s nobody’s friend.”
“With the end of the nominating process, American politics leaves logic behind.”
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“He who is created by television can be destroyed by television.”
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“Closeness to power heightens the dignity of all men.”
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“The President's decisions make the weather, and if he is great enough, change the climate, too.”
“There are two kinds of editors, those who correct your copy and those who say it's wonderful.”