Lou Cannon Quotations

Murrow stood up and took a position against something. Today, we are a much more hesitant society, a much more frightened society.

We simply didn't have the financial commitments necessary to put out a quality magazine. It's a decision we all regret, but we had no other realistic choice.

What went on in Rampart was a lot more cold-blooded. There was an element of malevolence, of premeditation and planning.

I don't think he's going to be dismissive of these (stars), because they're from his community, but ultimately that's not going to make his decision, ... He'll decide it on the merits.

The King incident was a spontaneous reaction to a middle-of-the-night situation. I think Rampart is worse, ... Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD.