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" One criticism that I hear occassionally is that I am actually not a real liberal, and I am secretly a conservative. Or sometimes they will say I am the only thing worse than a conservative - a dreaded 'right-winger.' "

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Community

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" Whatever differences we have, tolerating others' opinions is a prerequisite to a functioning and free society. "

" I think the media has portrayed conservatives as these cold, heartless people who want poor people to die and let half the population starve and all this. They've done that so effectively because they've owned the narrative for so long. "

" The whole point of real comedy is that you can say something that is true, and by being funny, you can make it tolerable for people, and hopefully they'll laugh at you, too. "

" I'm so in favor of gay marriage that I even married a guy. "

" Sadly, the Left is no longer liberal at all, for it has traded in individualism for collectivism, thus placing us into an oppression Olympics where victimhood is a virtue. This post-modernism - this cultural Marxism or whatever you want to call it - can only destroy; it cannot create. "

" As a comedian, frankly, I don't care that much about bad jokes. "

" Prohibiting any words not approved of as 'politically correct' - that's not progressive. Putting 'trigger warnings' on books, movies, music, anything that might offend people - that's not progressive, either. "

" The terms 'progressive' and 'liberal' have virtually nothing to do with each other anymore. And if you are a classical liberal, you certainly aren't a leftist. "

" Speaking out, sharing what you think, and expressing yourself - regardless of sexuality or anything else - is the most important thing you can do as a man, as a human. "

" Classical liberalism is the idea that individual freedom and limited government are the best way for humans to form a free society. "

" Do you know people on the Right who are tolerant of people who are for gay marriage and are pro-choice? I actually do, plenty of them. When there is a disagreement, I see way more people on the Right... more often willing to agree to disagree rather than to de-friend or to smear. "

" You are born free. I was born free. The government can take your freedom away, but it did not give you your freedom. It was your human right. The key part of that is you are free first. "

" I liked Rebecca Black's 'Friday.' "

" Think about your friends on the Left - are they tolerant of people who aren't for gay marriage? Or of people who are pro-life? These used to be just political differences, and now they are a referendum on what type of person you are and whether you can be in someone's life at all. "

" The thing is, Twitter made me - from silly posts about 'Star Wars,' I got fans. "

Dave Rubin

Star

Got

" I'm not even proud to say this, but I've never voted for a Republican in my entire life. "

" The Right, much more than the Left, believes in the notion of live and let live, and that is the true definition of tolerance. "

Dave Rubin

Tolerance

Live

" I'm a married gay man, so you might think that I appreciate the government forcing a Christian baker or photographer or florist to act against their religion in order to cater, photograph, or decorate my wedding. But you'd be wrong. A government that can force Christians to violate their conscience can force me to violate mine. "

Dave Rubin

Government

Religion

" Even though standup seems like one-way conversation, if you're doing it right, it's actually a two-way discussion between the comic and the audience... the audience just happens to be communicating through laughter. "

Dave Rubin

Conversation

Laughter

" I don't do anything in my life as far as I know, or at least consciously, that's based in religion. "

" It's not about whether we should have a conservative or a liberal. It's about, do we have someone that has the mental acumen to understand what the laws are, and not write laws but defend the laws. That's the whole purpose of three branches of government. "

" It's not always about winning. If you can, really, just show people - If they're being awful, be less awful. "

" Sometimes inaction is worse than action. "

" I believe the regressive Left - the group of people who use illiberal tactics to silence those defending liberal principles - to be the Left's version of the Tea Party. "

" I think we're innately good. But it doesn't mean we're gonna do good all the time. It means you have to strive. "

" People are going to say mean things to you. They're going to say things that upset you. They're going to lie to you. They're going to lie about you. You'll survive. "

" I would rather stand for what I believe in than bow down and be loved. "

" You are the one who makes the choices that control your fate. "

" I spent too many years of my life stressing over and struggling with my sexuality. But it was a valuable lesson. I realised that by not sharing how you feel, you become inhibited in every facet of life. "