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He was perceived to be intellectually promiscuous, a little too eager to please all groups.

He was perceived to be intellectually promiscuous, a little too eager to please all groups.
– David Halberstam

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  27. (I. F. Stone had once called it an exciting paper to read because you never knew on what page you would find a page-one story), – David Halberstam
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