Democracy Does Not Guarantee Equality Of Conditions

Anyone Who Knows Anything About Journalism Knows That Reporters Are Rarely In A Position To Investigate Anything. They Lack The Authority To Subpoena Witnesses, To Cross-examine, To Scrutinize Official Records. They Are Lucky To Get Their Phone Calls Returned.

The Really Difficult Moral Issues Arise, Not From A Confrontation Of Good And Evil, But From A Collision Between Two Goods

In Comparison To The French Revolution, The American Revolution Has Come To Seem A Parochial And Rather Dull Event. This, Despitethe Fact That The American Revolution Was Successful--realizing The Purposes Of The Revolutionaries And Establishing A Durable Political Regime--while The French Revolution Was A Resounding Failure, Devouring Its Own Children And Leading To An Imperial Despotism, Followed By An Eventual Restoration Of The Monarchy.

There Is Nothing Like A Parade To Elicit The Proper Respect For The Military From The Populace.

[conservatism:] Our Revolutionary Message... Is That A Self-disciplined People Can Create A Political Community In Which An Ordered Liberty Will Promote Both Economic Prosperity And Political Participation.