If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.
Jonah GoldbergHistorians write favorably, you know, for example, about Stalin because he was doing big things.
Jonah GoldbergIn crude Marxist terms, liberals have a theory of infallible government that is constantly at war with the reality of life.
Jonah GoldbergIf there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying. "I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Jonah GoldbergNothing drives your opponents more crazy than being utterly reasonable. And nothing makes demonizing or delegitimizing your opponents easier than letting them shriek unreasonable things for you. The Republicans need to get back to being the party that elicits unreasonable shrieking from their opponents. Not the other way around.
Jonah Goldberg