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The plain truth...

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The plain truth is that the reporter's trade is for young men. Your feet, which do the legwork, are nine times more important than your head, which fits the facts into a coherent pattern.

Source: On retiring at age 64; in Newsweek, 7 Oct 1974.
-- Joseph W Alsop, Jr, (Oct 11 1910-1989), US journalist, author; He was a longtime syndicated political columnist known for straightforward but opinionated political reporting; wrote We Accuse, 1955.


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