John J. McLaughlin Quotes

American - Journalist | March 29, 1927 - August 16, 2016

Terms such as 'microaggression,' describing an inadvertent act of offense, have entered the college lexicon, empowering an atmosphere of prior restraint on speech. And many colleges are also disinviting speakers in fear of offending certain elements of their student communities.

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I'm proud to be associated with the public policies of Richard Nixon.

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By creating a context of pressure, I can exact more preciseness, more brilliance. It's just as if coal is subjected to enormous pressure, you can get a diamond.

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There's no substitute for the experience of childbearing or child rearing.

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I do put my questions in terms of the sharpest polarities of the issue. But I don't want a preponderance of opinion over factual data.

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Journalists can get very pompous, especially in the formalized days of 'Meet the Press,' when they took themselves so damned seriously.

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Anyone who magnifies the power of a television talk show is very unrealistic.

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My position is that of detective, confessor, vaudevillian, advocate. And devil's advocate.

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I don't miss being a priest. The fulfillment factor in matrimony is far greater.

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Radio, in a way, is preaching.

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I like good humor.

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When faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want freedom. When they can't see their economic future, they want the nanny state.

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