I don't think you want political parties that are entirely driven by some extremely doctrinal ideology. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
The trouble with politics and political coverage today is that there's too much liberal bias.... There's too much tilt toward the left-wing… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Conservatism as an "ism" is always going to be somewhat in tension with a political party. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Leo Strauss's discoveries in the history of political philosophy had the effect of liberating his students from the yoke of contemporary thought. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
People used to complain in the 50s and 60s and even in the 70s when I was in school, studying political science,… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
[Among conservatives] there's been too much pseudo-populism, almost too much concern and attention for, quote, 'the people'.... After all, we conservatives are… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Political parties are complicated coalitions and aren't excessively theoretical. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
I'm happy to have interns at The Weekly Standard and happy to have readers of The Weekly Standard, but if you all… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
He should release the tax returns tomorrow. It's crazy. You've got to release six, eight, ten years back tax returns. Take the hit for… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
In any case, open-seat presidential elections like 2008 just are different in character from incumbent reelects, and I think that's the most important thing… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Republican Congressmen and senators will be in a very interesting place, where they have to support the president-elect - president - what will be… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
There are a few things [Donald Trump] has been pretty clear he'll do. A big infrastructure program that he'll get bipartisan support for. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
Donald Trump beat Jeb Bush and beat Hillary Clinton. And when everyone thinks of Donald Trump that's pretty impressive. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
You all would be really shocked, if you were dropped back down into when I went to college, by the narrowness of the opinions… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
First of all, legally, it's hard to do these things[ get rid of ObamaCare]. Donald Trump needs a lot of competent people. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures. — William Kristol Copy Share Image
I think that's what's - one of the things that is alarming to me is [Donald] Trump, and I think Trump supporters seem to… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy.… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
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