Tuesday, July 07, 2009

A Simple Non-Desultory Philippic

"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." —Clarence Darrow (1857–1938)

And so begins Joseph L. Galloway's reflections on the death of Robert S. McNamara. Understated, yet brilliantly harsh.

(h/t: John Cole | title: cf.)

1 comment:

Kevin Robbins said...

Thanks Brendan and John, loved the bit about Halberstam following him on the book tour.

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