We are a species that must try to impose and find systems - systems of thought, ways of organizing and categorizing reality. Jonah Goldberg More Quotes by Jonah Goldberg More Quotes From Jonah Goldberg (I)f France's righteous bloviating against war makes them your Dashboard Saint of International Integrity, it's either because you are sand-poundingly ignorant of how the world works or it's because you think France's self-interest is more important than America's. If the former applies to you, read a book. If it's the latter, maybe you should move there along with Alec Baldwin, Robert Altman, and the rest of the crowd who promised to leave a long time ago. But whatever you do, don't call France's position principled, because that just insults us both. Jonah Goldberg integrity war moving (J)ust to clarify: If you go into every situation saying there's absolutely nothing worth fighting over, you will inevitably end up on a cot sleeping next to a guy named Tiny, bringing him breakfast in his cell every morning, and spending your afternoons ironing his boxers. Or, in the case of the French, you might spend your afternoon rounding up Jews to send to Germany, but you get the point. Jonah Goldberg fighting sleep morning Public unions are the country's foremost advocates for increased taxes at all levels of government. Jonah Goldberg unions government country Americans are very smart about the things they care about, and ignorant about the things they don't. Jonah Goldberg ignorant smart care [C]ontemporary liberalism stands on a foundation of assumptions and ideas integral to the larger fascist movement. Jonah Goldberg foundation movement ideas There's nothing within science per se that says medical researchers must not experiment on human subjects; it is the imposition of ethical dogma that constrains the scientist. Jonah Goldberg ethical dogma medical Keep in mind that Eric Alterman is media critic for The Nation-a hysterically left-wing magazine dedicated to the proposition that corporate America, U.S. foreign policy and the Republican Party are criminal, racist or both. The simple reality is that, for him, the Democratic Party is far too conservative. Jonah Goldberg party simple reality If you write for the critics, only the critics will read you. Jonah Goldberg critics ifs writing Pragmatism is the disguise progressive and other ideologues do when they want to demonize competing ideologies. Jonah Goldberg ideologues progressive want Today's unions are less Mobbed-up than those of yesteryear to be sure, but they're hardly above tactics that would be considered intimidating and coercive. Jonah Goldberg yesteryear tactics would-be Capitalism is the greatest system ever created for alleviating general human misery, and yet it breeds ingratitude. Jonah Goldberg capitalism misery humans The more you socialize the costs of personal liberty, the more license you give others to regulate it. Jonah Goldberg cost liberty giving Are you a producer or a looter? If diversity were always and everywhere good we would be clamoring for more midgets in the NBA. Jonah Goldberg nba diversity would-be As a broad generalization, big businesses have no moral objections to being whores. Getting into bed with Uncle Sam is all a question of price, not principle. Jonah Goldberg uncles bed principles Conservatives value economic liberty and moral security, while the liberal values economic security and moral liberty. Jonah Goldberg economic moral liberty The premise of my book is that everyone is a bit ideological to some extent. Everyone comes from a ideological perspective. Jonah Goldberg premises perspective book Social distinctions tend to matter only at your own level and above. Jonah Goldberg levels social matter The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies. Jonah Goldberg figures way needs You can see why the Marxist left would resist the idea that Hitler was a revolutionary. Because if he was, then either Hitler was a force for good, or revolutions can be bad. Jonah Goldberg force revolution ideas Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery. Jonah Goldberg debt office facts
