We've all been wrong- I certainly have- and we should thank those who set us right. Not always fun, but always best in the end. David Frum More Quotes by David Frum More Quotes From David Frum We all have more at stake in the rules of the game than we do in the outcomes of the game. When that changes, that's when you begin to lose democracy. David Frum democracy outcomes games You can have these fake engagements, these virtual engagements that substitute for actual engagements. You don't have to participate, you can hit a button, send you 200 dollars to the Barack Obama for President campaign and think it's like you knocked on a door. But you didn't knock on a door. David Frum fake doors thinking People who want to wage cultural wars ought to keep in mind that cultural views often don't move at all for a very long time, but when they move they can move very fast. David Frum views war moving The system we have is one that protects my rights under a president I don`t approve. That tomorrow we`ll do the same for you. And what people have in common is their commitment to those shared rules. And if you have someone who was a challenger to the shared rules, that`s unacceptable. And we`ve never seen that before. Not in a long, long time but we see it now. David Frum long people commitment My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached. David Frum conclusion mother If we say something often enough, we come to believe it. We don't usually delude others until after we have first deluded ourselves. David Frum honesty integrity believe Trump is not just unlike a Republican, he's unlike a presidential candidate. The whole elaborate presidential process is designed to screen out people like Donald Trump. And that process broke down in ways quite unlike anything in the recent experience of the United States. David Frum presidential republican people Donald Trump has declared that he's going to divest himself from his companies and that his sons will be separated from the government. But his sons who run the company are regularly attending his meetings with senators, making it clear to everybody, you want access to Trump you pay. David Frum government running son Nobody ever won an election by spitting at his political opponents. David Frum election opponents political People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment. David Frum punishment people needs My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money. David Frum donors campaigns views Donald Trump's big goal is to become the richest man in the world, abusing the powers of the presidency. David Frum goal men world Maybe it's true that people with less extreme views who are also interested in public affairs have been driven out by a marketplace that doesn't offer them anything of the tone they want to listen to. David Frum tone views people If you go on TV and say there's no other country in the world where you can be born poor and become rich, you get a huge megaphone. If you tell the truth, which is that most of the studies show actually the United States is worse than anybody except Britain in upward mobility, there is no audience for you. David Frum upward-mobility tvs country If right and left are competing to be the biggest victim, who is competing to be the government? David Frum competing government victim Venezuela has gone from being a democratic country 15 years ago to being totally not a democracy today. Usually that de-democratization doesn't take the form of a heavy handed police state. David Frum police country years People who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events. David Frum important knowing people Republicans have to move to a point of greater unity. David Frum unity republican moving There is no right to work in a think tank, and these are very privileged positions. David Frum tanks position thinking I want people to understand that, look, we're in a period of democratic deficit, democratic recession. There are fewer democracies in the world today than in 2005, and in many of the countries that are still technically democracies, we're seeing a reduction in the rule of law. And that's especially true in Central Europe, but it's also true of places like South Africa, the Philippines. David Frum law europe country
