In America, It Is Sport That Is

The Old Notion That Brevity Is The Essence Of Wit Has Succumbed To The Modern Idea That Tedium Is The Essence Of Quality.

The Early Commentators Who Put Down The Pre-presidential Roosevelt As An Empty-headed Young Lightweight, All Ambition And No Talent, Now Seem Comically Wrong To A Modern Book-reading, Movie-going, Television-watching, Legend-loving American Public Conditioned To Think Of Him As One Of The Presidential Giants On The Order Of Washington And Lincoln.

Life Is Always Walking Up To Us And Saying, "come On In, The Living's Fine," And What Do We Do? Back Off And Take Its Picture.

Newspaper People, Once Celebrated As Founts Of Ribald Humor And Uncouth Fun, Have Of Late Lost All Their Gaiety, And Small Wonder.

When It Comes To Cars, Only Two Varieties Of People Are Possible - Cowards And Fools.