Richard Cohen

Heroism is a matter of choice.

— Richard Cohen

I never went to college to make money.

— Richard Cohen

A presidential candidate needs a slogan.

— Richard Cohen

There is only so much chaos a nation can stand.

— Richard Cohen

I served in the Army. I worked at blue-collar jobs. I washed dishes and bused tables.

— Richard Cohen

Opposition to social change is but one pillar of contemporary Republicanism.

— Richard Cohen

My heroes are not necessarily people of great ability but ones who did what I think I could not.

— Richard Cohen

I wanted to kiss this woman so bad, I wondered how I would stay alive without it

— Richard Cohen

The NRA has led the way in the mainstreaming of a demented gun ideology.

— Richard Cohen

The ability and willingness to keep two opposing views in mind at the same time are hallmarks of adulthood.

— Richard Cohen

Israel may be beloved, but for American security, it is not essential.

— Richard Cohen

Trump is a menace, both ignorant and chaotic. His saving grace is his incompetence.

— Richard Cohen

What if Hillary Clinton were a man? What if she were a 68-year-old man rather than a 68-year-old woman? Would we think…

— Richard Cohen

Private enterprise cannot rebuild the nation's infrastructure or keep our research institutions vibrant. Government must do what only it can do.

— Richard Cohen

The ultimate question is whether the name Donald Trump will be attached to an era - whether he will so change America…

— Richard Cohen

I reveled in political science and history of all kinds, and I felt for a long time that I had discovered all…

— Richard Cohen

Being an American is life-threatening. For various reasons, men and women here don't live as long as men and women in about…

— Richard Cohen

If you told me back in my Army days that I could have bought the same weapon that I had been using…

— Richard Cohen

Conservatives watch Fox News and read 'Breitbart.' Liberals watch MSNBC and read 'HuffPost.' When we agree, it's the truth; when we differ,…

— Richard Cohen

Trump's presidency will fail. Just don't ask me how and when. It will collapse because at its center is a hollow man,…

— Richard Cohen

Republicans and others who are in anguish over the possibility of socialized medicine ought to have to explain their ideology to a…

— Richard Cohen

You have to admit that Trump is endlessly creative. He has insulted the disabled, the dead, the parents of the dead, women,…

— Richard Cohen

I agree that sometimes Michelle Obama can come across as angry - and anger is discomforting. We venerate that empty word, closure,…

— Richard Cohen

When I was a kid, I went door to door in my neighborhood asking for donations to the Jewish National Fund, best…

— Richard Cohen

Trump is unloved in his own house. A figure of ridicule, a theatrical creation, he is almost sympathetic. He was told by…

— Richard Cohen

“The book is warm. The book is handy. The book is handsome to the eye. The book occupies the shelf of the…

— Richard Cohen

It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is…

— Richard Cohen

Evil comes in through the cable and through the Internet. We look forward to the advent of driverless cars. But they can…

— Richard Cohen

“As Bill Bryson wrote during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney: ‘A lot of people don’t like fencing because they don’t understand the…

— Richard Cohen

There is precious little that's charitable about the world of charity.

— Richard Cohen

We are a segmented society, living in our individual bubbles.

— Richard Cohen

Travelgate eventually faded, and the nation somehow survived - American exceptionalism at work again.

— Richard Cohen

As we see with Sunni and Shiite Muslims, interreligious fights are the most ugly.

— Richard Cohen

In power politics, it's usually not enough to be liked. A nation has to be considered essential.

— Richard Cohen

Pence is not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth. He's got his eye on 2020.

— Richard Cohen

Every rippling muscle is a book not read, a movie not seen, or a conversation not held.

— Richard Cohen

With a sinking feeling, I have come to a horrible conclusion: I am addicted to Donald Trump.

— Richard Cohen

Much worse than the unavoidable inefficiencies of large government is the failure to fund the government we need.

— Richard Cohen

I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy.

— Richard Cohen

It is not true that Trump is nobody's fool. He is the GOP's.

— Richard Cohen