The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics

The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself. – Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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One of the big questions in the climate change debate: Are humans any smarter than frogs in a pot? If you put a frog in a pot and slowly turn up the heat, it wont jump out. Instead, it will enjoy the nice warm bath until it is cooked to death. We humans seem to be doing pretty much the same thing. – Jeff Goodell

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The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is – a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter. – Herbert Spencer

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Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. – Denis Waitley

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I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. Im angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done? – Andrew Cuomo

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