"There have been tons of politicians who were slow to accept equal rights when it meant changes in the established social order. Many eventually came around, admitted they were wrong, and were forgiven. But the ones who actively choose hate-mongering don't ever get a pass."

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Source : "Marriage Security and Insecurities". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. March 27, 2013.

Gail Collins

#Hate Quotes #Rights Quotes #Order Quotes

“I don't really drink very much, although I have abused alcohol in the past.”

Source : "Daniel Baldwin's 'Little Love Affair With Drugs'" by Rena Furuya, abcnews.go.com. July 16, 2007.
“I have smoked marijuana, but I no longer do. I went to art school in the 1960s so you can imagine what was going on. Yet my friends were the ones who said, "No, no, no, David, don't take those drugs." I was pretty lucky.”
“A people without history Is not redeemed from time, for history is a pattern Of timeless moments.”
“In great quantity, madame. In great quantity.”
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
“One should not be adventurous being a woman.”
“They're living proof that the 3 stooges had children.”
“You're the one who is weak. You will never know love or friendship. And I feel sorry for you.”

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