After New - when Newhouse bought The New Yorker, he said in one of those grand press conferences that `Bill Shawn will stay here as long as he wants to be here.' Well, he wanted to be here until he died, but he wasn't allowed to. Nat Hentoff More Quotes by Nat Hentoff More Quotes From Nat Hentoff I write a syndicated column for The Washington Post that goes to about 200, 250 papers. Nat Hentoff columnspaperwriting I write a column for The Village Voice, which I've done since time immemorial, and occasionally - and books. And I occasionally write minor notes for record albums and occasional articles. Nat Hentoff voicewritingbook I've always been amused by [Bob] Dylan; I don't think he's been amused by me. Nat Hentoff dylanbobthinking When I first knew Bob Dylan, he lived in the Village. And for a man who, years after, would disdain publicity or any attempts at interviews, whenever I'd write something about him, he'd be on the street corner saying, `When's it going to run? When's it going to run?' But I must say that album that was - it was the second album he did, and though I've never been a fan of his guitar-playing, he did - I have to admit, he did catch the Zeitgeist of the time. Nat Hentoff writingrunningmen When I approached one of his secretaries for an interview, I was told that Bob [Dylan] didn't want to see me anymore because of what my wife Margot [Hentoff] had written. Nat Hentoff bobwifewant A reporter is never put off by somebody not wanting to be interviewed. Nat Hentoff reporters I guess I haven't talked to Bob Dylan since before then [interview to Rolling Stones]. I follow his career. Nat Hentoff bobcareersstones I live in the Village right near NYU, which is taking over most of the Village. I've lived there for most of my time in New York. One of the things I like about the Village is, it's considered the kind of area where you can't have skyscrapers or, actually, many tall buildings. So you can see the sky which, I think, is a benefit. Nat Hentoff new-yorkskythinking The second wife [Trudi Bernstein] - the best part of that union, our two daughters, and that lasted about five years. Nat Hentoff daughtertwoyears Margot [Hentoff] used to write regularly for The Voice, for The New York Review of Books, for Harper's Bazaar, and she really had the most distinctive writing style, even more than mine, than I've ever seen in this business. Nat Hentoff new-yorkwritingbook I grew up in a household in which we had a clock that we won at Revere Beach during the Depression - one of those brass clocks that didn't work - but it showed Franklin D. Roosevelt standing at the wheel of the New Deal. Nat Hentoff franklinwheelsbeach There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to become involved. Nat Hentoff enoughpeopleneeds A good many people voted for [Barack] Obama, and I'm not only talking about the black vote. A lot of people voted for Obama because of our history of racial discrimination in this country. Nat Hentoff talkingcountrypeople [People] felt good even though they didn't really know much about [Barack Obama] and may have had some doubts. Nat Hentoff doubtmaypeople At least they [people] showed the world we could elect a black president. Nat Hentoff blackpresidentpeople That is what is happening with the Tea Parties. I wrote a column called "The Second American Revolution" about the fact that people are acting for themselves as it happened with the Sons of Liberty which spread throughout the colonies. That was a very important awakening in this country. Nat Hentoff partycountryson When I speak to students, I tell them why we have a First Amendment. I tell them about the Committees of Correspondence. I tell them how in a secret meeting of the Raleigh Tavern in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, who did not agree with each other, started a Committee of Correspondence. Nat Hentoff tavernsvirginiasecret Young people get very excited when they hear why they are Americans. It is not hard to do. Nat Hentoff excitedyoungpeople We hear talk now about reforming public education. There are billions of dollars at stake for such a reform. But I have not heard Arne Duncan, who is the U.S. Education Secretary, mention once the civic illiteracy in the country. Nat Hentoff dollarsreformcountry I was lecturing at the Columbia Journalism School of Education. I asked them about what was happening to the Fourth Amendment. I said, "By the way, do you know what is in the Fourth Amendment?" One student responded, "Is that the right to bear arms?" It's hard to believe these are bright students. Nat Hentoff armsbelieveschool
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