In most of history, societies have not been free. It's a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of anything. We've seen so much suffering and evil in the 20th century and we got through it. We can go… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
To go into a competition and not strive to win is to be a dishonest competitor. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Ending torture and tyranny in Iraq was not a mistake. Supporting democracy in Iraq is not a mistake. Helping the long-suffering Muslims of Iraq… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“The choice to remain faithful to the drive to question (the fertile source of the experience of nothingness) brings with it an obscure joy.… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
What is the most effective, practical way of raising the wealth of nations? What causes wealth? I have come to think that the dream… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“During the next hundred years, the question for those who love liberty is whether we can survive the most insidious and duplicitous attacks from… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Everything I do that I'm enthusiastic about. This is genuine enthusiasm. If I don't - I mean I've done other projects that I have… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
No great, inspiring culture of the future can be built upon the moral principle of relativism. For at its bottom such a culture holds… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
I need not to be afraid of the void. The void is part of my person. I need to enter consciously into it. To… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
It is not possible in this culture today to hold up to public pillory and ridicule any group - whether blacks, American Indians, women,… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
