Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
British journalist, author, and historian who edited the New Statesman and penned over forty works, including the 1959 novel, Left of Centre, and the 1997 non-fiction work, A History of the American People. He also wrote four works on art and architecture and two memoirs.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 November 1928
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There's a lot of guys on this team who could be captains. There's going to be far more leaders than two if we're going to be any good.
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It is one of the many ironies of this period that, at a time when the intelligentsia were excoriating Mellon for tax-evasion, and contrasting the smooth-running Soviet planned economy with the breakdown in America, he was secretly exploiting the frantic necessities of the Soviet leaders to form the basis of one of America's most splendid public collections
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The most intimidating world leader was Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. President when John Kennedy was assassinated. He exulted in this power and liked to inspire fear.
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In the past, the U.S. has shown its capacity to reinvent its gifts for leadership. During the 1970s, in the aftermath of the Nixon abdication and the Ford and Carter presidencies, the whole nation peered into the abyss, was horrified by what it saw and elected Ronald Reagan as president, which began a national resurgence.
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What strikes the historian surveying anti-Semitism worldwide over more than two millennia is its fundamental irrationality. It seems to make no sense, any more than malaria or meningitis makes sense.
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We got permission from the two churches because this their land. Then we went to the historical society and the city council to get permission.
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We're going to turn up the intensity on him a bit and see how he handles it.
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The United States is a concept that works very well, even in bad times. But that's no reason to think its structure can be superimposed with success on any other part of the world, particularly when times are terrible.
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It would be good. Because, eventually no doubt, it will be developed.
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I understand why the decision was made, but it was unfortunate that it came at a time when we were anxious to play,
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As I have said before, they have 65 Parade All-Americans and we have 65 men who have marched in a parade.
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Essentially, what they argued is that Cisco has grown through acquisitions, and people are valuing it at a very high price because of its growth.
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Brian has shown some ability. He needs to work on making good decisions. We'll see how he reacts to in-your-face.
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So sometimes it's hard to know who's got the ball.