1. Home
  2. Authors
  3. John Seigenthaler

John Seigenthaler

John Lawrence Seigenthaler (born 27 July 1927 – July 11, 2014) was an American journalist, writer, and political figure.

2 quotes
0 likes
0Verified
16 days agoLast Quote

Languages

EN
2 quotes

Top Categories

people-from-nashville
2 quotes
people-from-tennessee
2 quotes
journalists-from-the-united-states
2 quotes
critics-from-the-united-states
2 quotes

Timeline

First Quote Added

April 10, 2026

Latest Quote Added

April 10, 2026

Related Authors

Mignon McLaughlin280H. L. Mencken236Randall Jarrell213William James199P. J. O'Rourke195

All Quotes by This Author

"I am interested in letting many people know that Wikipedia is a flawed and irresponsible research tool."

- John Seigenthaler

• 0 likes• journalists-from-the-united-states• critics-from-the-united-states• people-from-tennessee• people-from-nashville•
"I think journalism was the most important thing I could have done with my life. I just can't think of anything I could have done with my life that would have been more meaningful."

- John Seigenthaler

• 0 likes• journalists-from-the-united-states• critics-from-the-united-states• people-from-tennessee• people-from-nashville•
Add Quote
HomePopularWorksQuotesAuthorsCATEGORIES
RECENTLY ADDED

Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.

- Gopal Mukund Huddar

Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.

- Gopal Mukund Huddar

Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.

- Gopal Mukund Huddar

I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.

- Gopal Mukund Huddar

By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.

- Gopal Mukund Huddar

CATEGORIES
novelists-from-the-united-states29258thema28471academics-from-the-united-states273392000s-american-films18689person17672