I think the moment anybody seriously tampers with the First Amendment, you're going to see an outcry.

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?'

Yeah, I shoot my mouth off. There's a huge difference between writing and thinking.

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