“The view that we know less than we thought we knew about how to change the human condition came, in time, to be called neoconservatism. Many ... , myself included, disliked the term because we did not think we were conservative, neo or paleo. (I voted for John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey and worked in the latter's presidential campaign.) It would have been better if we had been called policy skeptics; that is, people who thought it was hard, though not impossible, to make useful and important changes in public policy.”
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James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was an accomplished American political scientist and sociologist, known for his work in criminology, political theory, and public administration. His writings have had a profound impact on public policy and the social sciences. more
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