Alexander Cockburn Quotes

A collection of quotes by Alexander Cockburn.

Alexander Cockburn (1941-2012) was a prominent British-American journalist and author known for his incisive political commentary. Born in Scotland, Cockburn grew up in Ireland and later moved to the United States. He co-founded the political newsletter CounterPunch and wrote for various publications, including The Nation and The Village Voice. Cockburn was known for his fearless and often controversial critiques of American politics, foreign policy, and corporate power. His writing was characterized by a sharp wit and a commitment to exposing injustice. Cockburn's work left a lasting impact on progressive journalism, earning him a reputation as a fearless and uncompromising voice.

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost va

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost - the lost valleys of the imagination.

Alexander Cockburn


There is never finality in the display terminal's screen, bu

There is never finality in the display terminal's screen, but an irresponsible whimsicality, as words, sentences, and paragraphs are negated at the touch of a key. The significance of the past, as expressed in the manuscript by a deleted word or an inserted correction, is annulled in idle gusts of electronic massacre.

Alexander Cockburn

Computers

A just war is hospitable to every self-deception on the part

A just war is hospitable to every self-deception on the part of those waging it, none more than the certainty of virtue, under whose shelter every abomination can be committed with a clear conscience.

Alexander Cockburn

War

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a s

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection.

Alexander Cockburn

Prayer

Next week Reagan will probably announce that American scient

Next week Reagan will probably announce that American scientists have discovered that the entire U.S. agricultural surplus can be compacted into a giant tomato one thousand miles across, which will be suspended above the Kremlin from a cluster of U.S. satellites flying in geosynchronous orbit. At the first sign of trouble the satellites will drop the tomato on the Kremlin, drowning the fractious Muscovites in ketchup.

Alexander Cockburn

War

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost --the lost va

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost --the lost valleys of the imagination.

Alexander Cockburn

Travel