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It’s a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3089513,"It is ironic to watch the churches, including large sections of my own religion, surrendering to the spirit of modernity at the very moment when modernity itself is undergoing a kind of spiritual collapse...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3089511,"If your aims as a donor are modest, you can accomplish an awful lot. When your aims become elevated beyond a reasonable level, you not only don’t accomplish much, but you can cause a great deal of damage.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3089508,"The liberal paradigm of regulation and license has led to a society where an 18-year-old girl has the right to public fornication in a pornographic movie – but only if she is paid the minimum wage.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3089499,"The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":64},3089490,"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions – it only guarantees equality of opportunity.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nIrving Kristol, a prominent American neoconservative and public intellectual, likely penned this quote in the latter half of the 20th century. As a scholar and editor, Kristol was deeply invested in the debate surrounding the role of government in promoting social and economic equality. During this time, the United States was grappling with the aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement and the Great Society programs, which aimed to address issues of poverty and inequality.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a subtle yet profound distinction between equality of conditions and equality of opportunity. While democracy may promise a level playing field, Kristol's statement suggests that true equality of conditions – where everyone has access to the same resources, opportunities, and outcomes – is an unattainable ideal in a democratic society. This tension between the promise of democracy and the reality of inequality is a paradox that has haunted policymakers and scholars for centuries.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply Kristol's insight in your own life, recognize that true success is not solely dependent on the outcome, but rather on the opportunities you create for yourself. Rather than fixating on the end result, focus on cultivating the skills, networks, and mindset necessary to seize opportunities as they arise. By doing so, you can harness the power of equality of opportunity to drive personal and professional growth, even in the face of systemic inequality.",{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3089478,"No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3089463,"A neoconservative is a liberal who’s been mugged by reality. A neoliberal is a liberal who’s been mugged by reality but has refused to press charges.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":17,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":79},1,10]