76 Quotes by William Kristol

And on this issue of the Shia in Iraq, I think there's been a certain amount of, frankly, Terry, a kind of pop sociology in America that, you know, somehow the Shia can't get along with the Sunni and the Shia in Iraq just want to establish some kind of Islamic fundamentalist regime. There's almost no evidence of that at all. Iraq's always been very secular.

I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy. Miers is undoubtedly a decent and competent person. But her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president.

Yuppies don't have loyalty. They have useful relationships and meaningful encounters.

I mean, obviously, one of the strongest arguments against evolution and selection of the fittest and progress, which is part of evolution, is the current field of the presidential candidates. We started off with Washington and Adams and Jefferson and then we had Lincoln, and now we moved ahead and look where we are now.

Having defeated and then occupied Iraq, democratizing the country should not be too tall an order for the world's sole superpower.

Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.

American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

Republicans can also point to an alternate path. They can draw upon genuine experts to explain what should be done.

Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children I tend to think it's a good idea.