66 Quotes by Charles M. Blow

Trump’s America is not America: not today’s or tomorrow’s, but yesterday’s.Trump’s America is brutal, perverse, regressive, insular and afraid. There is no hope in it; there is no light in it. It is a vast expanse of darkness and desolation.And that is a vision of America that most of the people in this country cannot and will not abide.

Co-opted convictions will always betray you.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.

The only way to vanquish cowardice is to brandish courage.

A lie is like a cat: you need to stop it before it gets out the door or it’s really hard to catch.

We don’t vote for people because they are the exact embodiment of our values, but because they are likely to be the most responsive to them.

This is the reason I write, to remind people of honor and courage; to tell them that their cause isn’t lost, that their destiny is victory.