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We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress.

~David Frum

Topics: Bad Business Congress Conservative Decisions Excuses Intellectuals Leaders Making Parliamentary Republican Should

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Nobody ever won an election by spitting at his political opponents.

~David Frum

Topics: Election Ever His Nobody Opponents Political Won

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Think tanks do have points of view, and they are absolutely entitled to defend them.

~David Frum

Topics: Absolutely Defend Entitled Points Tanks Them Think View

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The big winners under the American fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the American social service state; farmers, rural people. These are Republican constituencies.

~David Frum

Topics: American Anywhere Beneficiaries Big Farmers Fiscal Lowest Main Old Pay People Republican Rich Rural Service Social Social Service Some State System Taxes Who Winners World

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Look, the media are trapped by changes in the technology and business of their industry.

~David Frum

Topics: Business Changes Industry Look Media Technology Trapped

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People who watch a lot of Fox come away knowing a lot less about important world events.

~David Frum

Topics: About Away Come Events Fox Important Knowing Less Lot People Watch Who World

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To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate.

~David Frum

Topics: Balance Candidate China Democracy Democratic Economy Friends India Need New New Friends Obvious Politics Population Seems Will Youthful

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Today's Republican party is too beholden to factions generally.

~David Frum

Topics: Beholden Factions Generally Party Republican Republican Party Today Too

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The great power the president has is that he is the most prominent person in the biggest media event on the planet. He has the attention of the nation and the world. When he speaks, everybody listens.

~David Frum

Topics: Attention Biggest Event Everybody Great Great Power He Listens Media Most Nation Person Planet Power President Prominent Speaks World

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There are a lot of wonderful people in America who shouldn't be on the Supreme Court - and a lot who should be on the court who aren't such wonderful people.

~David Frum

Topics: America Court Lot People Should Supreme Supreme Court Who Wonderful Wonderful People

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: Unknown

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