ɪn dʒˈɪm hˈɛɹɪks hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fɹˈiːθɪŋkɚ, "vˈɪʒən ænd ɹˈiːəlɪzəm" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, hˈɛɹɪk kˈɑːmɛntᵻd ˌɔn mək ˈɪlɹɔɪz "dʒˌɜːnəlˈɪstɪk flˈɛɹ ænd sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ":
In Jim Herrick's history of The Freethinker, "Vision and Realism" (1982), Herrick  commented on McIlroy's "journalistic flair and sense of humour":