Andrew Sullivan Quotes

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• The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.
• In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.
• Homophobia: the fear that another man will treat you like you treat women.
• I must say that the Katrina response does help me better understand the situation in Iraq, ... The best bet is that the president doesn't…
• The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. It's the ones that become the friendships that…
• I can barely remember what I wrote yesterday, let alone 10 years ago.
• In this nonfundamentalist understanding of faith, practice is more important than theory, love more important than law, and mystery is seen as an insight into…
• Here’s why I find it impossible to be a Republican: any crowd that instantly cheers the execution of 234 individuals is a crowd I want…
• Bush has legitimized a huge expansion of the welfare state, liberalizing immigration, and using force for democratization abroad. All the next Democratic president has to…
• Although I never publicly defended promiscuity, I never publicly attacked it. I attempted to avoid the subject, in part because I felt, and often still…
• Anything that raises any internal honesty about gay life is inherently suspect.
• How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?
• I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities.
• If you are a gay couple living in Alabama, you know one thing: your family has no standing under the law; and it can and…
• My own early crusade for same-sex marriage, for example, is now mainstream gay politics. It wasn't when I started.
• The Dixiecrats meet again in New York. Now they're called Republicans.
• When you put a tiny and despised minority up for a popular vote, the minority usually loses.
• I was also reminded of one of the unique charms of NYC in the summer: vast piles of rotting garbage piled on the sidewalks, with…
• Some of this is unavailable to the male-female union: there is more likely to be greater understanding of the need for extramarital outlets between two…
• I felt, and often still feel, unable to live up to the ideals I really hold,

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