“We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth from whatever source it comes to us, even if it is brought to us by former generations and foreign peoples. For him who seeks the truth there is nothing of higher value than truth itself.” IfsShouldValuesGenerationsSourceHigherFormerAcknowledgeAshamed Author:Al-Kindi
“But the thought leaders on talk radio and Fox do more than shape opinion. Backed by their own wing of the book-publishing industry and supported by think tanks that increasingly function as public-relations agencies, conservatives have built a whole alternative knowledge system, with its own facts, its own history, its own laws of economics.” ThinkingBookWholeFactsLawLeaderOpinionIndustryShapesBuiltEconomicsFunctionRelationWingsRadioAlternativesAgencyPublishingFoxesTanksPublic RelationsTalk RadioPublishing IndustryBook Publishing Author:David Frum
“I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.” BookWantedHeard Book:The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks Source: The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks
“Those who seem to despise half of America will never be trusted to govern any of it. Those who cherish only the country's past will not be entrusted with its future.” CountrySeemsAmericaPastHalfCherishDespiseTrusted Author:David Frum
“A generation ago, or two, when there were three channels, plus PBS, and when you needed - when you needed 15 million people to make a living, the media could focus on the broad country. And most people had no choice about getting political information. It was there at 6:30 whether you wanted it or not.” PeopleTwoCountryWantedPoliticalChoicesThreeMillionsFocusGenerationsMediaInformationNeededPlusBroadsPbs Author:David Frum
“You've worked hard all your life. You've paid Medicare taxes for almost 30 years. But under the Republican plan, Medicare won't be there for you. Instead of Medicare as it exists now, under the Republican plan you'll get a voucher that will pay as little as half your Medicare costs when you turn 65—and as little as a quarter in your 80s. And all so that millionaires and billionaires can have a huge tax cut.” YearsLittlesHardTurnsPayHalfCuttingPlansHugeRepublicanCostTaxesPaidQuarters80sMillionaireBillionaireMedicareTax CutsVouchers Author:David Frum
“A presidential speech is always the work of many hands.” HandsSpeechPresidentialMany Hands Author:David Frum
“America under 30 is a more non-whites place than America over 60. And we know that non-whites and whites vote differently.” KnowsAmericaVote Author:David Frum
“A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.” PeopleChoicesNovelEventsMotive Author:David Frum
“As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.” WantFrustratingThrilling Author:David Frum