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Bret Stephens
Bret Stephens
American Journalist
Born: Nov 21, 1973
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I don't see the point of belonging to a party on the increasingly dubious assumption that it's slightly less bad than the opposition. Bret Stephens
Party Assumption Increasingly Slightly Bad See Point Dubious Opposition Than Less Belonging
I think there's always merit in getting out of our ideological silos and being exposed to points of view with which we don't always agree. Bret Stephens
Think Our Out Points Merit Ideological Always Getting Being Which View Agree Exposed
There is something kind of aggressively and inhumanly repetitive about this line that guns are essential to American liberties - hard one to stomach when so many thousands of people are dying every year for this so-called liberty. Bret Stephens
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I get if you're a conservative, and you're saying, I don't know, 'Government shouldn't be mandating what's taught in classrooms,' or, 'Government is too intrusive in our economic life,' well, that's standard conservatism. Bret Stephens
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I'm simply here to say guns should be owned by responsible people, and there should be high tests and a high bar to prove your responsibility. Bret Stephens
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The American birthright belongs, potentially, to everyone. This is unprecedented. Other countries accept migrants on the basis of economic necessity or as a humanitarian gesture. Only in America is it the direct consequence of our foundational ideals. Bret Stephens
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It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity. Bret Stephens
Confuse Mediocrity Our Evidence Easy Some Proof Perfection Also Go Greatness American Often Shortcomings
We elected Donald J. Trump to keep us jittery and entertained. He's delivered. Bret Stephens
Entertained Delivered He Trump Donald Elected Us Keep
Countries we love will inevitably do things we don't like or fail to understand. The same goes for people. Bret Stephens
Love People Will Fail Countries Like Understand Inevitably Same Goes Things
The criterion for racism is either objective or it's meaningless: If liberals get to decide for themselves who is or isn't a racist according to their political lights, conservatives will be within their rights to ignore them. Bret Stephens
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Humanitarianism is commendable, but not when you're demanding that others share the burdens and expense. Bret Stephens
You Demanding Others Share Commendable Burdens Expense
Down with politics and the art of the possible; up with pronouncements and the allure of the prophetic: It's the way of demagogues everywhere. Bret Stephens
Politics Art Down Way Everywhere Possible Prophetic Allure Up
Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy. Bret Stephens
Virtue Unlimited Generosity Bankruptcy Fast Route
Before the word 'resignation' became a euphemism for being fired, it connoted a sense of public integrity and personal honor. Bret Stephens
Integrity Word Honor Before Sense Fired Became Personal Being Public Euphemism Resignation
An abusive cop does not equal a bigoted police department. Bret Stephens
Police Police Department Equal Does Department Bigoted Cop
If a public figure tells a whopping lie once in his life, it'll haunt him into his grave. If he lies morning, noon and night, it will become almost impossible to remember any one particular lie. Bret Stephens
Life Morning Lie Remember Impossible Will Become Once Tells Lies Haunt He Almost Particular Him Noon His Any Public Public Figure Figure Grave Night
The Arab world's problems are a problem of the Arab mind, and the name for that problem is anti-Semitism. Bret Stephens
Problem World Problems Mind Anti-Semitism Arab Name
Nearly everyone I know seems to have a well-developed theory as to why this country is past redemption, or almost, and every theory seems almost right. Bret Stephens
Country Past Every Everyone Seems Almost Know Redemption Theory Why Nearly Right
The people we need to hear from most are the ones who make themselves heard least - except, of course, on Election Day. Bret Stephens
Day People Election Except Most Make Course Least Hear Heard Themselves Election Day Who Need
People want leaders. Not ideologues. Not people whose life experiences have been so narrow that they've been able to maintain the purity of their youthful ideals. Not people whose principal contact with political life comes in the form of speeches and sound bites rather than decisions and responsibilities. Bret Stephens
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I wear two hats at the 'Wall Street Journal': one as a columnist, the other as the editor responsible for our editorial pages in Asia and Europe. Bret Stephens
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I almost never listen to radio or watch political talk shows, especially if I happen to be on them. Bret Stephens
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I am not sorry the CIA went to the edge of the law in the aftermath of 9/11 to prevent further mass-casualty attacks on the U.S. Bret Stephens
CIA Law Edge Sorry Further Prevent Attacks Am Aftermath
I am sorry that Mr. Cheney, and every other supporter of enhanced interrogation techniques, has to defend the practices as if they were torture. They are not. Bret Stephens
Sorry Every Other Torture Supporter Practices Am Cheney Were Enhanced Techniques Interrogation Defend
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