Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.
P. J. O'ROURKECleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
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Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization – an appeal to civilization itself.
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When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he’s saving a parking place.
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Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact.
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Global warming is a fact. Now it’s up to liberals to make it a reality. Hence there is crucial importance in preventing powerful, greedy free market forces from getting in the way of worsening storms and rising sea levels. The Kyoto Accord is a good first step.
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The divorce rate in 1946 was higher than it ever had been and as high as it ever would be until the ’70s. The reason was that prior relationships had not endured the strain of war.
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Adam Smith’s huge failure was the fact that he did not foresee the industrial revolution.
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A humorist doesn’t really do that much note-taking.
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I believe in God. God created the world.
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The best and brightest don’t go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.
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Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
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The budget doesn’t have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn’t have much control over the budget.
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Everybody is xenophobic to an extent.
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.
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We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.
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The most brilliant satire of all time was ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift. You’ll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out.
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