The judgment of the people of the United States may differ on whether and when and on what grounds we should criticize our allies. Some of our people probably will not accept the general rule that we should criticize only when our criticism is constructive. But regardless of this, every American's sense of decency and fair play will demand that he at least be sure of his facts.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The judgment of the people of the United States may differ on whether and when and on what grounds we should criticize our allies. Some of our people probably will not accept the general rule that we should criticize only when our criticism is constructive. But regardless of this, every American's sense of decency and fair play will demand that he at least be sure of his facts." in the context of "James B. Reston, Prelude to Victory (1942), p. 139" to mean that wisdom is timeless.