"It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives……" — Michael Kinsley
"It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the takings clause is the conservatives recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause."
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Michael Kinsley
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24 Quotes by Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley has 24 quotes on this site.
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Many 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science' as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or…
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Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the…
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The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.
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In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger,…
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The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for…
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Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.
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If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the…
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I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.
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The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges…
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He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make…
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In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward…
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Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
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More Activism Quotes
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
— Edward Abbey
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom…
— Samuel Adams
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Actually oddly enough, I think my work, the activism, will be forgotten. And I hope it will. Because I hope…
— Bono
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Philanthropy is activism.
— Eli Broad
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
— Jimmy Carter
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I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents. Primarily because of…
— Jimmy Carter
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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not…
— Tommy Chong
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Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a…
— Isabel Allende
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As you know, when Star Trek was canceled after the second season, it was the activism of the fans that…
— George Takei
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Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.
— Alice Walker
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Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from…
— Michael Shermer
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Acting is my career and activism is my passionate hobby. But acting is my livelihood.
— William Baldwin
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