31 Quotes by I. F. Stone

‪The Eichmann trial taught the world the banality of evil. Nixon is teaching the world the evil of banality.

Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie.

All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure.

The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer.

If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem.

I thought I might teach philosophy but the atmosphere of a college faculty repelled me; the few islands of greatness seemed to be washed by seas of pettiness and mediocrity.

If you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had.