We Know That No One Should Tell

As Anchorman Of The Cbs Evening News, I Signed Off My Nightly Broadcasts For Nearly Two Decades With A Simple Statement: "and That's The Way It Is." To Me, That Encapsulates The Newsman's Highest Ideal: To Report The Facts As He Sees Them, Without Regard For The Consequences Or Controversy That May Ensue.

Be Kind To An Old Man.

Those Advocates Who Work For World Peace By Urging A System Of World Government Are Called Impractical Dreamers. Those Impractical Dreamers Are Entitled To Ask Their Critics What Is So Practical About War.

We're An Ignorant Nation Right Now. We're Not Really Capable, I Do Not Think, The Majority Of Our People, Of Making The Decisions That Have To Be Made At Election Time And Particularly In The Selection Of Their Legislatures And Their Congress And The Presidency, Of Course. I Don't Think We're Bright Enough To Do The Job That Would Preserve Our Democracy, Our Republic. I Think We're In Serious Danger.

When The Eagle Landed On The Moon, I Was Speechless—overwhelmed, Like Most Of The World. Couldn't Say A Word. I Think All I Said Was, 'wow! Jeez!' Not Exactly Immortal. Well, I Was Nothing If Not Human.