Irving Kristol Quotes

A collection of quotes by Irving Kristol.

Irving Kristol (1920-2009) was a prominent American intellectual and founder of the neoconservative movement. Known as the "godfather of neoconservatism," he played a significant role in shaping conservative thought in the United States. Kristol was a prolific writer and editor, contributing to various publications and founding his own influential journal, The Public Interest. He was a strong advocate for free markets, limited government, and a robust national defense. His ideas and steadfast commitment to conservative principles had a lasting impact on American politics and policy.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it on

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions -- it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

Somehow, the fact that more poor people are on welfare, rece

Somehow, the fact that more poor people are on welfare, receiving more generous payments, does not seem to have made this country a nice place to live - not even for the poor on welfare, whose condition seems not noticeably better than when they were poor and off welfare. Something appears to have gone wrong; a liberal and compassionate social policy has bred all sorts of unanticipated and perverse consequences.

Welfare

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the onset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have a malady in the less attractive forms.

Charles Dickens

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