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" Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do. "

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" The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society. "

" If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences. "

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" Culture follows power. "

" What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. "

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" During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground. "

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" If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him. "

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" What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists. "

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