American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.
William KristolMy sense from talking to college students is that you have a healthier sense of the diversity of opinions or arguments or analysis about issues. In our day it was just sort of, "Well gee, this is what the news says so that's the way it is." It didn't really get challenged that much.
William KristolI think the whole dynamic is different. Whereas in [Barack] Obama's case, even though there was no incumbent, he was able to run against eight years of Bush-Cheney and a Republican Congress, and everyone was tired of everything. He was able to benefit from that.
William KristolBarack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.
William Kristol