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"A conversation with him moved on seven-league stilts, jumping quickly
from subject to subject, not because of disjointedness, but simply because
he understood everything you were trying to tell him with just a phrase
or a sentence."
— Jim Fain, former editor of the Dayton Daily News
"He allowed his editors to speak to what they thought was the best
interests of the community. He never would have thought of embarrassing
them by explaining that many of this views were more conservative than
their own."
— Reg Murphy, former editor of the Atlanta Constitution
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"He was not always breathing down your neck. He was one of the
best newspaper operators I have ever known, because when he called
you on the phone, he got right down to the heart of things and didn't
ask a lot of damn fool questions that had nothing to do with the
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"Tell those guys to go to hell. It's a newspaper's job to print the news."
— Jack Tarver, recounting Cox's reply to complaints by Atlanta city
leaders over Page One coverage of sit-ins and demonstrations during the
civil rights era.
"For you, communications media have been a means for creation of civic
pride, urging of civil progress, denunciation of evil and indifference,
and the praise of the right and good in communities."
— Wittenberg Univeristy president Clarence C. Stoughton
"I deeply regret the death of a figure of great stature and influence
in American journalism."
— Jimmy Carter, then governor of Georgia
"Mr. Cox was one of the great men of journalism of our time."
— Reuben Askew, former governor of Florida
"God, do I thank him."
— Jim Fain, reminiscing on his editorial relationship with Cox.