“Everyone has to take Donald Trump seriously, and I think that's what we're seeing.” Quote by Mark Shields
“Maybe you're willing to tolerate a lot of bigotry from Donald Trump if you say, just change things, just change things.” IfsWillingTrumpBigotryTolerate Author:David Brooks
“I think the voters who voted for Donald Trump certainly are willing to tolerate a lot of ugliness, but maybe, if you're in desperate circumstances, or you think America is deeply in trouble, you're willing to tolerate that without necessarily liking it.” IfsThinkingAmericaTroubleWillingTrumpCircumstancesDesperateVotersTolerateUgliness Author:David Brooks
“The fact is that it's the most dangerous place to be on the political scale is to brand those on the other side as racist. That's the atomic bomb. That's the nuclear weapon of an American.” FactsPoliticalSidesDangerousWeaponsNuclearScalesBrandsBombsRacistNuclear WeaponsAtomic BombDangerous Places Author:Mark Shields
“Once I accuse you of racist, I have demonized you, and it means any future collaboration, cooperation between us is a sign of my moral deficiency, if I would deal with someone like that. It's a terrible thing to do.” IfsMeanDealsMoralTerribleThings To DoRacistCollaborationCooperationTerrible ThingsDeficiency Author:Mark Shields
“Through American history, we have had populist movements that often, often, often have this ugly racial element. But, often, there are warning signs of some deeper social and economic problem.” ProblemSocialEconomicMovementElementsUglyDeeperWarningAmerican HistoryPopulistEconomic ProblemsWarning Signs Author:David Brooks
“We have rapidly increasing technology, which is making life very good for people who are good at using words, and not so good for people who are not good at using words.” PeopleTechnologyVery GoodUsing Words Author:David Brooks
“The ugliness can sometimes be super ugly, but also a warning sign of something down below.” SometimesUglyWarningUglinessWarning Signs Author:David Brooks
“The problem is that what Donald Trump said, if you take it literally now, is cause for anxiety and nervousness.” IfsSaidProblemCausesTrumpAnxietyNervousness Author:Mark Shields
“I think Donald Trump is going to find it very hard to do the kind of massive change he wants.” ThinkingWantKindHardTrumpMassiveMassive Change Author:David Brooks
“Obamacare is woven into the fabric of health care. It's very hard to just rip it out, as Donald Trump sort of acknowledged with The Wall Street Journal.” HardCareStreetsWallTrumpHealth CareFabricJournalRipObamacareWovenWall Street Journal Author:David Brooks