Bret Stephens Quotes

The only person who counts in the administration is the president of the United States.
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Administration Country People President United States
The United States survives so long as at least one of its major parties is politically and intellectually healthy.
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Healthy Long Party
In the Middle East there are two kinds of regimes – those that could be worse, and those that couldn’t be worse.
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East Kind Middle Two
Hillary Clinton, as awful as I find her, is a survivable event. I’m not so sure about [Donald] Trump.
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Awful Clinton Events
When it comes to trade, when it comes to standing up to countries like North Korea, when it comes to standing up to guys like Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is not a conservative.
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Come Country Guy People
The dismissal of any of these people would send a useful signal to U.S. allies that the president has the nerve – and self-awareness – to make a change.
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People President Self Self awareness.
If, in 2008, I could have not been in equities, I wouldn’t have been in equities. If I could have not bet on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, I wouldn’t have bet on the Seahawks. Life and statesmanship are not lived with the benefit of hindsight.
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