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David Brooks quotes

American Politician August 11, 1961

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David Brooks quote: "What family you were born into matters so much more than it..."
What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way. David Brooks
Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone. David Brooks
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams. David Brooks
David Brooks quote: "People want reality that tells them how right they are all the..."
People want reality that tells them how right they are all the time. David Brooks
This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage in a sort of mental diversion. They don't want to confront this horror. So they rush off in search of more comprehensible things to hate. David Brooks
People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness. David Brooks
When you cover politics, you realize that knowing how to talk about character matters more and more. The way we hold ideas is more important than the ideas. David Brooks
To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy. David Brooks
David Brooks quote: "The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them."
The rich don't exploit the poor. They just out-compete them. David Brooks

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