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The United States established itself as a trustworthy new nation in its first two decades after the Revolutionary War by paying its debts, even when many in the country believed it had no obligation to do so. Alexander Hamilton, the founder of this newspaper, insisted on it. – John Podhoretz

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The thing is, Obama is right that it would be a calamity for the government to default on its debt by not meeting its obligations. Such a thing has never happened and cant be allowed to happen. – John Podhoretz

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Newt Gingrich has a restless and outsized intelligence that is tragically unleavened by any kind of critical sensibility. – John Podhoretz

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What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films – their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil. – John Podhoretz

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Look at an infantrymans eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen. – William Alexander Henry

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In war, truth is the first casualty. – Aeschylus (Thanks, Dan)

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Morality is contraband in war. – Mahatma Gandhi

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If we do not end war — war will end us. Everybody says that, millions of people believe it, and nobody does anything. – H.G. Wells, Things to Come (the “film story”), Part III, adapted from his 1933 n

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My faith means everything to me. God and I talk constantly. – Sherri Shepherd

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The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. – John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859

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