--- title: "Best Conrad Black Quotes" description: "Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour is a Canadian and British writer and former politician, newspaper publisher, financier, and convicted f..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-conrad-black-24996.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-conrad-black-24996.jpg) # Conrad Black (1944) Politician Canada **62** quotes in **565** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Conrad Black is a politician from Canada, best known for *Flight of the Eagle*. ## Quick Facts About Conrad Black Born August 25, 1944 Nationality Canada Profession Politician Notable works Flight of the Eagle Spouse Shirley Gail Walters Hishon ## About Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour is a Canadian and British writer and former politician, newspaper publisher, financier, and convicted felon. ## Awards & Honors Officer of the Order of Canada ## Quotes by Conrad Black · Page 2 > [Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/given-the-genocidal-belligerence-of-iranian-threats-against-israel-it/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Belligerence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belligerence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5db/conrad-black-11016_belligerence_given-the-genocidal-belligerence-of-iran_146856.png) > [I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/i-may-have-made-a-mistake-in-renouncing-my-canadian-citizenship-which/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/conrad-black-11016_canadian_i-may-have-made-a-mistake-in-renouncing_3186500.png) > [There is not one shred of evidence that the Internet has had any downward influence on North American or European newspaper circulation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/there-is-not-one-shred-of-evidence-that-the-internet-has-had-any/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/conrad-black-11016_circulation_there-is-not-one-shred-of-evidence-that_2752405.png) > [There can be no return to prosperity while the government (of Ontario) believes that taking money from the people who have earned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/there-can-be-no-return-to-prosperity-while-the-government-of-ontario/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/conrad-black-11016_believe_there-can-be-no-return-to-prosperity-whi_398337.png) > [For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/for-all-history-up-to-the-end-of-the-cold-war-summit-meetings-were/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/conrad-black-11016_change_for-all-history-up-to-the-end-of-the-col_1217689.png) > [Eastern Muslim countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are relative success stories, as they are not afflicted by the Arab heritage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/eastern-muslim-countries-such-as-indonesia-and-malaysia-are-relative/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/conrad-black-11016_afflicted_eastern-muslim-countries-such-as-indones_842093.png) > [While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/while-few-judges-or-prosecutors-would-be-afraid-to-exercise-their/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Discretion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discretion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/conrad-black-11016_discretion_while-few-judges-or-prosecutors-would-be_1979242.jpg) > [The argument of socialists, that people really want to share, beyond a reasonable level of charity, is rubbish, though it is espoused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/the-argument-of-socialists-that-people-really-want-to-share-beyond-a/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Argument](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argument/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/conrad-black-11016_argument_the-argument-of-socialists-that-people-r_1152053.png) > [Private-sector firms are increasingly active in the prison industry and they and the militantly unionized correctional officers, almost all unskilled labor, constantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/private-sector-firms-are-increasingly-active-in-the-prison-industry/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/conrad-black-11016_active_private-sector-firms-are-increasingly-ac_506751.jpg) > [“My experience with journalists authorize me to record that a very large number of them are ignorant, lazy, opinionated, intellectually dishonest, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/my-experience-with-journalists-authorize-me-to-record-that-a-very/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Journalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/journalism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/conrad-black-11016_journalism_my-experience-with-journalists-authorize_1383317.jpg) > [All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/all-my-life-americans-have-been-accustomed-to-thinking-of-theirs-as/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/conrad-black-11016_accustomed_all-my-life-americans-have-been-accustom_3162349.png) > [Israel expanded beyond its original boundaries only because the Arab powers attacked Israel and the U.N. demarcation unsuccessfully in 1948. The endless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/israel-expanded-beyond-its-original-boundaries-only-because-the-arab/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/conrad-black-11016_about_israel-expanded-beyond-its-original-boun_1381282.jpg) > [There is a legitimate concern about wealth distribution in the United States, but the answer is not to scapegoat any individual who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/there-is-a-legitimate-concern-about-wealth-distribution-in-the-united/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/conrad-black-11016_about_there-is-a-legitimate-concern-about-weal_136311.jpg) > [I'm not a xenophobe - I think immigration is a good thing for most countries - but they transmute the foibles of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/i-m-not-a-xenophobe-i-think-immigration-is-a-good-thing-for-most/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/conrad-black-11016_a-good-thing_i-m-not-a-xenophobe-i-think-immigration_1449760.png) > [The whole nuclear-arms-control and non-proliferation policy of the nuclear powers is a fraud: The Americans could not prevent the Soviets from replicating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/the-whole-nuclear-arms-control-and-non-proliferation-policy-of-the/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/conrad-black-11016_american_the-whole-nuclear-arms-control-and-non-p_10322.png) > [From the early Seventies to the mid-Eighties, I approached Rome at a snail's pace. Having concluded that God existed, I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/from-the-early-seventies-to-the-mid-eighties-i-approached-rome-at-a/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Concluded](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concluded/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/conrad-black-11016_concluded_from-the-early-seventies-to-the-mid-eigh_719023.png) > [The United States is a proud, determined, hard-working, talented, patriotic nation and people, and it is not over-extended in the manner of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/the-united-states-is-a-proud-determined-hard-working-talented/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/conrad-black-11016_america_the-united-states-is-a-proud-determined_980214.png) > [The greenhouse effect of carbon-dioxide emissions does produce gentle warming if it is not counteracted by unpredictable natural phenomena, but it cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/the-greenhouse-effect-of-carbon-dioxide-emissions-does-produce-gentle/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/conrad-black-11016_cannot_the-greenhouse-effect-of-carbon-dioxide_2029803.png) > [There is no doubt that the second President Bush inherited a very serious terrorist threat, though not such a threat as had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/there-is-no-doubt-that-the-second-president-bush-inherited-a-very/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/conrad-black-11016_been_there-is-no-doubt-that-the-second-presid_1230461.png) > [The Arabs could have peace tomorrow if sufficient numbers of Palestinians were not content to be used as cannon fodder in fruitless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/the-arabs-could-have-peace-tomorrow-if-sufficient-numbers-of/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b6/conrad-black-11016_arabs_the-arabs-could-have-peace-tomorrow-if-s_2410170.jpg) > [No one could seriously dispute that almost all of sub-Saharan Africa, all of North Africa except Morocco, all of the Middle East…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-black/no-one-could-seriously-dispute-that-almost-all-of-sub-saharan-africa/) [Conrad Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-black/) [Africa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/africa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/conrad-black-11016_africa_no-one-could-seriously-dispute-that-almo_1723299.png) > [A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; 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