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A generation ago our leaders told us where they stood and what they believed. Today they perform strenuous verbal feats to escape that fate.

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William Knowlton Zinsser (born October 7, 1922 – May 12, 2015 ) was an American writer, editor, literary critic, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic, and editorial writer, and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines.

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A generation ago our leaders told us where they stood and what they believed. Today they perform strenuous verbal feats to escape that fate. - William Zinsser

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