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Henceforth, virtue was not the exercise of discipline, self-control or benevolence for the sake of others, but the expression of the right opinions of the moment.

— Anthony Daniels The Social Affairs Unit (2006)

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I have never understood the liberal assumption that if there were justice in the world, there would be fewer rather than more prisoners.

City Journal (1998)

What is the point of restraint and circumspection, if such stream-of-consciousness vulgarity can win not merely wealth and fame but complete social acceptance?

City Journal (1998)

When every benefit received is a right, there is no place for good manners, let alone for gratitude.

City Journal (1998)

The victory over cruelty is never final, but, like the maintenance of freedom, requires eternal vigilance.

City Journal (1998)

Reason can never be the absolute dictator of man’s mental or moral economy.

City Journal (1998)

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