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"In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred."

"The place to find the explanation for the liberal-activist mindset of the courts is in the political arena."

"'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'"

"To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree."

"A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything."
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"That the Op-Ed page is very important in readers' and the nation's perception of the Times, the perception of its editorial positions, and of its implicit editorial positions as expressed by the publisher's choice of people who are given the freedom to write opinion columns."

"If you really hate George Bush, you don't want to read about his hobbies or that he's nice to his friends or that he's good company at dinner."

"If there had been three public editors before me, the body might have absorbed it a little bit better."

"The Times' new credibility committee report that was issued on Monday very specifically said they will be putting in a policy that reporters must get permission from their department heads to appear on television, which I think is a really good thing."

"I think Tierney is also more libertarian than he is conservative in the conventional sense."

"I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean."

"That first week, I also went to Washington. That was really tough. I sympathize with those Washington figures who have to face 40 Times Washington bureau reporters. They ask hard questions and they're relentless. And they were quite suspicious and quite dubious about me."

"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."
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