Lewis H. Lapham Quotes

He was as uncommunicative as a vending machine.

- Lewis H. Lapham

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More than illness or death, the American journalist fears standing alone against the whim of his owners or the prejudices of his audience. Deprive William Safire of the insignia of the New York Times, and he would have a hard time selling his truths to a weekly broadsheet in suburban Duluth. - Lewis H. Lapham