“For a discussion of the Founders’ view that a successful republic required a high level of virtue in the people, see Charles… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
When 'The Bell Curve' came out, I'd have lectures with lots of people chanting and picketing with signs, but it was always… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
“Four American traits were central to the evolution of that culture: industriousness, egalitarianism, religiosity, and an amalgam of philanthropy and volunteerism that… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
Illegitimacy is important for the socialisation of little girls and especially little boys. If you have large numbers of young men growing… — Charles Murray Chaos Copy Share Image
“The third Great Awakening is variously said to have started between the 1860s and 1890; it continued into the early 1900s and… — Charles Murray Civil rights Copy Share Image
You know, there is an image of me out there for which advocacy of a universal basic income is inconsistent. It doesn't… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
My family was pretty much the way a family was supposed to be, a Norman Rockwell kind of family, I'm afraid. I… — Charles Murray Family Copy Share Image
When you talk to people in working class communities about men, the women aren't telling you that their guys are looking desperately… — Charles Murray Amazing Copy Share Image
White supremacist? Let's see: if you have a guy who was married for 13 years to an Asian woman and who has… — Charles Murray Asian Copy Share Image
The people who run the country have enormous influence over the culture, politics, and the economics of the country. And increasingly, they… — Charles Murray America Copy Share Image
If you don't start your career until thirty, that still gives you thirty-five years to make it professionally. If you can't make… — Charles Murray Career Copy Share Image
Though politicians and media eminences are too frightened to say so, nonmarital births are problematic. On just about any measure of development… — Charles Murray Children Copy Share Image
“No one should be allowed to work in the West Wing of the White House who has not suffered a major disappointment… — Charles Murray Life Copy Share Image
We have a new lower class that's large and growing that has fallen away from a lot of the basic core behaviors… — Charles Murray America Copy Share Image
I want the new upper class to start preaching what it practices. They are getting married and staying married in large numbers.… — Charles Murray Choices Copy Share Image
As for tattoos, it does no good to remind curmudgeons that tattoos have been around for millennia. Yes, we will agree, tattoos… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
Whatever the Victorians did right in England, we need to resuscitate over here. In the late 19th century, the entire English population… — Charles Murray America Copy Share Image
I think that, in the '60s, you had lots of things going on in the culture which tended to decrease attraction to… — Charles Murray Culture Copy Share Image
