"The Democrats had long labeled the impeachment debate……" — Peggy Noonan
"The Democrats had long labeled the impeachment debate a distraction from the urgent business of a great nation. But the Republicans argued that the pursuit of justice is the business of a great nation. In winning this point, they caught the falling flag, producing a triumph for the rule of law, a reassertion of the belief that no man is above it, and a rebuke for an arrogance that had grown imperial,"
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63 Quotes by Peggy Noonan
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Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves.…
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Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.
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TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains.
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If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best…
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Naps are nature's way of reminding you that life is nice, like a beautiful swinging hammock strung between birth and…
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Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea…
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We are all afraid. That's the thing that unites all truly successful people: fear, fear of failing, fear of criticism,…
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Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they just are.
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I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog,…
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Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it's fresh, we're on the ocean. Of…
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I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there is something beyond the flat…
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