Politics is based on social identity, and so, again, there is going to be differences between rural and urban and between left… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The core threat to democracy is not in the White House, it's the [Bush] haters themselves. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
You have a country that is 20 percent liberal, 40 percent conservative. You have a country where maybe 22 percent have faith… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic. They have some issue. They have some interest. It… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I agree with the idea of cutting [budget], but it should all be coming out of entitlements for the affluent and not… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I happen to think most people go into government do it for the right reasons and they really do things as they… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Britain is blessed with a functioning political culture. It is dominated by people who live in London and who have often known… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Israel is a country of six million people. They need the U.S. It used to be bipartisan on Israeli politics. You never… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I think we are all disgusted by the way George W. Bush's administration has allowed honesty and candor to seep into the… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“In times of crisis, you get a public reaction that is incoherence on stilts. On the one hand, most people know that… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The public is not only shifting from left to right. Every single idea associated with the educated class has grown more unpopular… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
When you're in governance, you understand the limitations and the complexities of governance. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If you do have to look at polls, you should do it no more than once every few days, to get a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
There are plenty of team players in government who do whatever the leader says. There are too few difficult members, who have… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Liberals lost touch with working-class Americans because they never had to have a conversation about values with those voters; they could just… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Politics really is a team sport. You really have to work the whole system to get somewhere down the road. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Government is not the only solution, but it is also not the only problem.” — David Brooks Copy Share Image
It’s easy to see why politicians would be drawn to the populist pose. First, it makes everything so simple. The economic crisis… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
There was this famous clash of civilization thesis from Samuel Huntington, a political theorist. And the idea was that Western civilization is… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I think as we interpret him and frankly as the world learns to interpret Donald Trump, are these just words that are… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I would like to see an animating passion. Tim Kaine actually had a good line. What animated you before you got into… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“Nearly every parent on earth operates on the assumption that character matters a lot to the life outcomes of their children. Nearly… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The government is supposed to provide a level playing field where people can compete fairly. It's not supposed to cut deals with… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
The brain is not the mind. It is probably impossible to look at a map of brain activity and predict or even understand the… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
When you're running for president, you're a guest in the living room for four years. And if people don't think you're going to be… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
“I’ve come to think that flourishing consists of putting yourself in situations in which you lose self-consciousness and become fused with other people, experiences,… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
We have rapidly increasing technology, which is making life very good for people who are good at using words, and not so good for… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I think Barack Obama's foreign policy will be regarded more failure than success. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
If you know that most processing is below the level of awareness, you learn the value of sleep. You're brain is working on the… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Trade has suddenly become massively unpopular. I think that's massively unjust. I think free trade has been wonderful for America on balance. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Politics is based on social identity, and so, again, there is going to be differences between rural and urban and between left and right. — David Brooks Copy Share Image
It’s worth noting that you can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck. You can spend your life on Wall… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
I do think Donald Trump is a fundamentally unstabilizing force and that the people who swore to uphold the Constitution are going to have… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
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