Whatever became of modesty?

A few years ago, a friend dragged me to a sit-down dinner gala in New York. The featured speaker was Richard Murphy, who turned out to be a big noise in American Mideast diplomacy. Murphy (Boston-born; Roxbury Latin; World's Greatest University) had been ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, and an assistant secretary of state. (Full article: 706 words)

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