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Jeane Kirkpatrick

"What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving."

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"What takes place in the Security Council more closely resembles a mugging than either a political debate or an effort at problem-solving."

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"Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs."

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"When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary.' If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention."

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"There is zero debate about whether the world is getting warmer. That is a fact, a measured fact. There is some debate, although not much anymore, about what's causing the world to get warmer. And the consensus, by far is that it's us."

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"Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments."

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"To be sure, debates will linger about whether Medicare is too large or too small. Debates remain about the allocation of Medicare dollars. But December 8, 2003, demonstrated that there is no debate about this most fundamental fact: Medicare must survive."

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"Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal."
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