"A welfare state, properly conceived, can be an integral part of a conservative society."

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Source : "Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead". Book by Irving Kristol, 1983.

Irving Kristol

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“The religious wars showed that the Christian faith was no longer Europe's unifying force. A new common ground was needed, and it was found in reason, which is something that is shared by all of mankind. This was one of the roots of the Enlightenment and its concept of universal human rights.”
“I used to work in a factory and I was really happy because I could daydream all day.”
“No one can really picture an African as a businessman. In order to change the current situation, it would be helpful if the aid organizations were to pull out.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Tears stung her eyes. She sank her knees next to the sleeping bench and gently raked strands of golden hair from him forehead. "Don't you die. don't you dare. I forbid it." As if Han Alister had ever listened to anything she said.”
“She wouldn't come back. She hated me. She hated Nan. She hated my mom. She hated her father. She wouldn't come back here... but God, I wanted her to.”
“My name is more important than myself.”
“Any legitimate religion consists of rules of morality linked by love. That's it.”

Source : Randy Wayne White (2004). “Everglades”, p.74, Penguin
“Cricket makes no sense to me. I find it beautiful to watch and I like that they break for tea. That is very cool, but I don't understand. My friends from The Clash tried to explain it years and years ago, but I didn't understand what they were talking about.”

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