A neoconservative is a liberal who's been mugged by reality. A neoliberal is a liberal who's been mugged by reality but has refused to press charges.
Irving KristolBeing frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters of life begin when you get what you want.
Irving KristolNeocons do not feel that kind of alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable ... People have always preferred strong government to weak government, although they certainly have no liking for anything that smacks of overly intrusive government.
Irving KristolIt was a new kind of class war - the people as citizens versus the politicians and their clients in the public sector.
Irving Kristol