The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless of huma…

- Harrison Salisbury

I think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon. But to put a person on the earth-that is even more.

- Harrison Salisbury

My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's it. You are a pum…

- Harrison Salisbury

I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the same levels…

- Harrison Salisbury

Why can't a state that launches cosmonauts into space provide enough eggs and milk for its city children during the winter months?

- Harrison Salisbury

Life within the Kremlin was shrouded in impenetrable secrecy.

- Harrison Salisbury

I wouldn't write any kind of book without a contract and an advance. You can't invest that amount of time and effort without one.

- Harrison Salisbury

The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bough…

- Harrison Salisbury

I think it's important to travel around in order to get a notion of what's going on, to find out what people are think about. I enjoy talking on camp…

- Harrison Salisbury