Political Quotes

“The Las Vegas Review Journal, Nevada's largest newspaper, lost another standard bearer this week. John L. Smith, who resigned after citing difficulties with management, spent nearly three decades enlightening, emboldening, and entertaining the Las Vegas community. In his resignation letter, John L. Smith said that he learned to never punch down in his weight class, an approach that is rare in journalism today. He wrote: ``You don't hit little people. You defend them.'' Those principles, reflected in his columns that appeared four times a week, made him a beloved figure, a respected wordsmith, and a community leader. It is no surprise that during the week when he resigned, he received the Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. It wasn't the first time his work had been recognized, and I am sure it will not be the last. ____________________”