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If you don’t offer people a positive, uplifting nationalism, they will grab the nasty one. History and recent events have shown us that.

— David Brooks

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When you create an administration in which one man has all the power and everybody else has to flatter his voracious ego, stupidity results.

Britain is blessed with a functioning political culture. It is dominated by people who live in London and who have often known each other since prep school. This makes it gossipy and often incestuous.

Trumpism is a giant effort to narrow the circle of concern to people just like us.

It is indisputably true that Saddam has not disarmed. If people are going to vote against a resolution saying Saddam has not disarmed then they are liars.

Donald Trump betrays. It can start with Trump University, where Trump betrayed schoolteachers and others who dreamed of building a better life for themselves.

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Our country – In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, and always successful, right or wrong.

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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

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