Best Victor Davis Hanson Quotes
- In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to… Absolutely
- Apologizing for our past sins may reveal character and for a time lessen anti-Americanism abroad, but if it is done without acknowledging that the sins… Abroad
- History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more… Creation
- Popular culture is simply a reflection of what the majority seems to want. Culture
- Even in its third century, America is still the most meritocratic nation in the world. America
- Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived… Fear
- Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria. Age
- Stop seeing socialists and anti-Americans as Democrats. When a Michael Moore compares beheaders to our own Minutemen and laments that too many Democrats were in… Alongside
- A Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean, George Soros, or Al Gore looks - no, acts - like he either came out of… Acts
- California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited so much natural… Bounty
- What is about Palin that drives the elite, especially elite women, crazy? Great looks? That Middle-America accent? The 5 kids and he-man husband? The lack… Accent
- The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be… American
- Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill. Arise
- Globalization has enriched the planet beyond belief, leading to ever-increased demands of perfection. And thanks to 24/7 communications, we all instantaneously know when these expectations… All
- Behind every American soldier, dozens of their countrymen tonight sleep soundly — and hundreds more in their shadow abroad will wake up alive and safe. Abroad
- Western elites - the beneficiaries of 60 years of peace and prosperity achieved by the sacrifices to defeat fascism and Communism - are unhappy in… Achieved
- States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking. Awful
- This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory… Acknowledge
- The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce past… Adequate