The National Security Adviser is supposed to be an arbiter of policy and open minded in internal debates. But the playing field was never balanced. It was always tilted toward Rumsfeld's position, which is obviously the same as Bush's. Seymour Hersh More Quotes by Seymour Hersh More Quotes From Seymour Hersh I wrote a lot about Cheney in 'The New Yorker,' but I wrote very little of what I know. The only time I ever mentioned what he ever said at a meeting was when there were many people there who were not insiders, you know, other people not in the government, so my sources would be protected. Seymour Hersh you government time people Tracking down people who did not want to be found was vital to what I did for a living, and I was good at it. Seymour Hersh down good want people Writing about corporate America had sapped my energy, disappointed the editors, and unnerved me. Seymour Hersh me energy writing america Most of the important secrets that I've known about, the real secrets that are known about aren't worth publishing. Seymour Hersh worth secrets important real I don't think I've ever met a public official that didn't think he was doing the right thing. I can't think of one. Seymour Hersh doing he think doing-the-right-thing I think the moment anybody seriously tampers with the First Amendment, you're going to see an outcry. Seymour Hersh seriously think moment you I joined the 'Times' in 1972, and I came with the mark of Cain on me because I was clearly against the war. But my editor, Abe Rosenthal, he hired me because he liked stories. He used to come to the Washington bureau and almost literally pat me on the head and say, 'How is my little Commie today? What do you have for me?' Seymour Hersh me you today war I came out of a lower-middle-class background. At that time, everyone used to define themselves: Stalinist, Maoist, whatever. I thought they meant 'miaowist'. Seriously! Something to do with cats. Seymour Hersh seriously cats thought time Using words to make other people less big made me feel bigger, though the psychological dimension to that... well, I don't want to explore it. Seymour Hersh words feel me people I sometimes think that we underestimate Trump, but that's just my opinion. I always like to tack the other way, I guess. Seymour Hersh think opinion sometimes way I can't fudge what I write. But I can certainly fudge what I say. Seymour Hersh i-write write say i-can
