Deeply Quote by John Mearsheimer Download Open image “A crusader impulse is deeply wired into liberal democracies, especially their elites.” — John Mearsheimer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Deeply Elites Impulse Liberal Wired
Every government, left or right, always engages in moral crusades. What else are they supposed to do? Especially when they make war; any war… — Richard Rorty Copy Share Image
Morality crusades unite military regimes and religious zealots alike. — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
“Liberalism supplies at once the higher impulse and the practicable path; it appeals to persons by sentiments of generosity and humanity; it proceeds by… — Liberalism and the Social Problem Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Many American pundits and foreign policy experts love to depict themselves as crusaders for human rights, but it almost always takes the form of… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Liberalism downplays certain of our moral senses: loyalty, authority, and sanctity. — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We are seeing the bitterness of elites who wish to lead, confronted by multitudes who do not wish to follow. — John Leo Copy Share Image
The chief modern rival of Christianity is 'liberalism'... at every point, the two movements are in direct opposition. — John Gresham Machen Copy Share Image
“liberalism and democracy, with all of their limitations, are what remains after every utopia and extremist scheme based on blood and territory has been… — Robert D. Kaplan Copy Share Image
“modern liberalism “is an ideology of good intentions” wrapped up in a “cult of action.”16” — Jayson Lusk Copy Share Image
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Since the mid-1990s, Russian leaders have adamantly opposed NATO enlargement, and in recent years, they have made it clear that they would not stand… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
The unpleasant truth is that some borders are untenable and preserving them causes conflict, not peace. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Great powers react harshly when distant rivals project military power into their neighborhood, much less attempt to make a country on their border an… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
When the United States worked to contain the Soviet Union during the Cold War, we went to enormous lengths to get as many countries… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
The central aim of American foreign policy has traditionally been to dominate the western hemisphere while not permitting another great power to dominate Europe… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Nuclear weapons are the ideal middle-class weapons for Americans. They provide massive amounts of deterrence on the cheap. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Erosion of sovereignty is one more reason a powerful state with a liberal foreign policy ends up fighting never ending wars and fostering militarism… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
Simply put, the most powerful state is the one that prevails in a dispute. — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
What disappoints me about Obama is that, when he came into office, he gave the impression he was going to reduce America's global commitments,… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
I think it's important not to grow up too fast. I'm 26 now, and I still can't wait for Christmas Day. The inner seven-year-old… — Laura Haddock Copy Share Image
Weirdly, there have been a lot of critics of conservatism, but very few critics of innovation. As a culture, we are deeply paranoid about… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
My mum is deeply, deeply a man's woman, a man's muse. Maybe because I'm a kid from the '80s, I'm a bit more dominant.… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can be subject… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I am deeply honored that my team is being recognized by H.S.H. Prince Albert II and the Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo for Disney/ABC's… — Anne Sweeney Copy Share Image
When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the ones who… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music. — Susannah McCorkle Copy Share Image
The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as deeply personal… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books,… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
