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“Science has everything to say about what is possible. Science has nothing to say about what is permissible.”

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Charles Krauthammer, an American renowned columnist, was born on March 13, 1950. He is known for his profound political analysis and unique insights, having won the Pulitzer Prize. more

“If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery.”

Source: Cutting edges: making sense of the eighties

“Clashes of values and the struggle for primacy constitute a constant in human history that accounts for that other constant - conflict and war.”

Humans War Values Struggle Conflict Accounts Constant Human History Clash Primacy

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“I don't mind going into a liberal lion's den. That's where you test yourself.”

Mind Tests Lions Dens

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment.”

Joy Winning Losing Expectations Disappointment

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.”

Country Strikes Allies Slips Permission Strike Back

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“Americans are not intrinsically imperial, but we ended up dominant by default: Europe disappeared after the Second World War, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991, so here we are.”

World War Europe Unions War Of The Worlds Soviet Dominant Soviet Union Default Second World War

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the state, then a single-payer system is the next best alternative. Unfortunately, it is fiscally unsustainable without rationing.”

Ifs Believe States Care Next Alternatives Health Care If You Believe Public Good

Author:Charles Krauthammer

“Doves oppose war on the grounds that the risks exceed the gains. War with Iraq could be very costly, possibly degenerating into urban warfare.”

War Risk Gains Iraq Warfare Urban Exceed Dove

Author:Charles Krauthammer

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