David Frum

“If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”

“Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us, and now we are discovering that we work for Fox.”

“To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.”

“The great power of the Internet is it allows the whole world to talk to itself.”

“When you give people the power to do what they want, they're going to do what they want.”

“The ability to choose is the most important human ability.”

“An American-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein... would put America more in charge of its own future in the region.”

“Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.”

“The core of the new Republican identity is resentment.”

“The way to make a genuinely important contribution is to be forced to think hard about a problem and come up with a solution that is not obvious.”

“In a world of intrusive technology, we are all writers, and we are all being read.”

“Conservatism is a creed for adults.”

“The case for war is not a case for conquest.”