William Kristol Quotes

United States, Politician
December 23, 1952

William Kristol is an American neoconservative political analyst. A frequent commentator on several networks, he was the founder and editor-at-large of the defunct political magazine The Weekly Standard.

Having defeated and then occupied Iraq, democratizing the country should not be too tall an order for the world's sole superpower.

William Kristol
- Country
- Should
- Order
Whenever I hear anything described as a heartless assault on our children, I tend to think it’s a good idea.

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If we free the people of Iraq, we will be respected in the Arab world... and I think we will be respected around the world.

William Kristol
- People
- World
- Thinking
[Among conservatives] there's been too much pseudo-populism, almost too much concern and attention for, quote, 'the people'.... After all, we conservatives are on the side of the lords and barons.... We...are pulling up the drawbridge against the peasants.

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American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

William Kristol
- Power
- American
- Interest
White women are a problem, that's, you know - we all live with that.

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- Live
- Problem
[the war in Iraq] "could have terrifically good effects troughout the Middle East

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- Effects
- Could
We can remove Saddam because that could start a chain reaction in the Arab world that would be very healthy.

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- World
- Healthy
- Reactions