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Self-proclaimed saviors and other outliers come and go throughout our political history. Occasionally, they're successful; most times, they're not. But the system has rebalanced toward the basic principles of tolerance, freedom and democracy that were set forth by the Founders.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Basic Come Come And Go Democracy Forth Founders Freedom Go History Most Occasionally Other Our Political Principles Set Successful System Throughout Times Tolerance Toward Were

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Sometimes good countries are so traumatized by events that they lose their bearings and embrace bad leaders.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Bad Bearing Countries Embrace Events Good Leaders Lose Sometimes

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At the center of President Obama's strategy for dealing with the Islamic State is an empty space. It's supposed be filled by a 'Sunni ground force,' but after more than a year of effort, it's still not there. Unless this gap is filled, Obama's plan won't work.

~David Ignatius

Topics: After Center Dealing Effort Empty Empty Space Filled Force Gap Ground Islamic More Obama Plan President Space State Still Strategy Supposed Than Unless Work Year

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Russia isn't likely to have any more military success in Syria and Iraq than has the United States.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Any Iraq Likely Military More Russia States Success Syria Than United United States

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Chinese experts noted that the U.S. economy has rebounded from the 2008 crash more strongly than some analysts here had expected, while China's own growth is slowing after several decades of rocket-ship acceleration.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Acceleration After Analyst China Chinese Crash Decades Economy Expected Experts Growth Had Here More Noted Own Several Slowing Some Strongly Than U.s. Economy While

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Politicians need to rethink their reflexive invocations of the Second Amendment and the idea that the gun lobby is too powerful to challenge.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Amendment Challenge Gun Idea Lobby Need Politicians Powerful Rethink Second Second Amendment Too

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The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has become a political football in the presidential campaign, with all the grandstanding and misinformation that entails.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Attack Become Benghazi Campaign Entails Football Misinformation Political Presidential Presidential Campaign

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2011 was a year in which events rarely turned out as predicted, and when much of the world seemed shrouded in turmoil and uncertainty. It was difficult for government analysts back in Washington to know just where they were on the map, let alone where they were heading.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Alone Analyst Back Difficult Events Government Heading Just Know Map Much Out Predicted Rarely Seemed Turmoil Turned Uncertainty Washington Were Where Which World Year

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2011 is one of those years that historians are likely to look back on as a 'hinge.' And the truth, at once frightening and exhilarating, is that we don't know yet which way the door will swing.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Back Door Exhilarating Frightening Hinge Historians Know Likely Look Once Swing Those Truth Way Which Will Years

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President Obama was right to ban torture, but the public must understand that this decision carries a potential cost in lost information. That's what makes it a moral choice.

~David Ignatius

Topics: Ban Carries Choice Cost Decision Information Lost Makes Moral Must Obama Potential President President Obama Public Right Torture Understand

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: May 26th, 1950

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