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Robert Peter George (born 10 July 1955) is an American legal scholar, political philosopher, and public intellectual who serves as the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. He lectures on constitutional interpretation, civil liberties, philosophy of law, and political philosophy.
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Real manliness is about self-possession, self-control, and self-sacrifice. A real man will never be a bully, he will stand up to bullies.
People who are aware that they are making contestable assumptions are much more likely to recognize that reasonable people of goodwill can, in fact, disagree—even about matters of profound human and moral significance.
Conscience and Its Enemies (2013)
People of faith--all faiths--need to understand that everyone, including the unbeliever, has a basic human right to religious freedom.
There are no lebensunwertes leben--no "lives unworthy of life." Every member of the human family bears profound, inherent and equal dignity.
The goal, the project of living a human life, a truly human life, is all about self-mastering.
Truth is the ground and condition of freedom.
Phony manliness is about vulgarity and bravado. Real manliness is about serving others sacrificially and protecting the weak and vulnerable.
If you're a father of sons, think of a man you'd like your boys to emulate, then be that man--exemplify his selflessness, fidelity, courage.
Bullies are cowards, and if you stand up to them, they back away.
With Bill Kristol (2016)
It takes 11 guys to change the world. It takes five to change a university. We can do this.
With Bill Kristol (2016)
Things always seem impossible until people do them.
With Bill Kristol (2016)
Stunning that liberals haven't noticed that Trump and Trumpians are happy to use for their own ends precedents liberals set when in power.
A man of honor is never predatory or unfaithful. He does not regard women as objects. He treats women with respect as his equal in dignity.
We're now quickly losing our Korea heroes as well--veterans of "the forgotten war." Let's not forget them or fail to honor and cherish them.
If you hate Jews you do not love God. You may claim to be a Christian (or Muslim) but the God you worship is an idol, not the God of Israel.
It's the rich and powerful, by and large, who glamorize immorality, but it's the poor and vulnerable who pay the price.
With Bill Kristol (2016)
Have courage. Be bold. Do not let yourself be intimidated. Do not yield to the bullies. Stand up. Speak out. Fear God, not men.
Canada is sinking deeper and deeper into illiberalism--in the name of liberal values
I'm learning that a lot of people--on the left as well as the right--have a problem with Jews. It is not that they object to Jews as people. It's that they object to Jews as Jews.
As human beings, we are rational animals, but we are imperfectly rational. We are prone to making intellectual and moral mistakes and capable of behaving grossly unreasonably—especially when deflected by powerful emotions that run contrary to the demands of reasonableness.
Conscience and Its Enemies (2013)
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