Conservatism vests in and depends on the widespread, informed understanding of human nature, self-governance and the First Principle of Progress: free people interacting in free markets produce the greatest good for the greatest number always, but only, when tethered to virtue and morality.

The rednecks. Well, you're not going to get there with climate change and [Vladimir] Putin and all the rest of it.

Had Hillary Clinton taken [Bill Clinton's advice], I think she could have mitigated her losses but I still think [Donald] Trump would have won.

Quit demagoguing. It's not true.

You just have to get out of the bubble and you have to quit listening to yourself. People are really hurt. The irony of this is, though, had Ms.[Hillary] Clinton listened to her husband instead of her boss, she might could have stopped this Rust Belt redneck revolt.

The first thing [Donald Trump] is going to do is roll back the fiat executive orders that were unconstitutional.

[Van Jones] you should be a racial polemicist. You should be a racial reconciler.