James Reston Jr. Quotes

In 1487 alone, two hundred heretics had-in one of the greatest euphemisms in the history of language-"relaxed," that is, burned at the stake. Dogs of God, Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.