27 Quotes by Kingman Brewster, Jr.

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    The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger.

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    If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it’s quite conscious. I’m very curious to know what the hell they’re saying on the phone, but I’d be more worried if they weren’t talking.

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    Maybe you are the “cool” generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.

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    It won’t make for a quiet life but it will make for an interesting paper vastly more significant because it is doing something only a daily paper can do.

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    The newspaper fits the reader’s program while the listener must fit the broadcaster’s program.

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    Maybe you are the 'cool' generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.

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