Quote by John Podhoretz
The idea that the rest of the world was somehow being held hostage

The idea that the rest of the world was somehow being held hostage by the Arab-Israeli conflict once had a minimal basis in reality. In the first 20 years of Israels existence, every Arab country was in an active state of war with the Jewish state. – John Podhoretz

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While negativity is politically useful, it is also demoralizing unless it is accompanied – and to some extent overshadowed – by elevated and inspiring ideas about the American future. – John Podhoretz

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Political folk talk a lot these days about messaging – a neologism designed to describe the way in which parties and politicians consciously characterize their efforts. It is only intended to be positive – i.e., Our messaging is designed to show we care. – John Podhoretz

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positive
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Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what, in some measures, was the most lopsided election in American history with 61 percent. – John Podhoretz

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On the justification for the war, it wasnt related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. – Stephen Harper

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Killing Japanese didnt bother me very much at that time… I suppose if I had lost the war, I would have been tried as a war criminal. – Curtis LeMay

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