Irving Kristol on Philosophy
Browse 3 quotations attributed to Irving Kristol, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Irving Kristol, entry #73362: "It requires strength of character to act upon one's ideas; it requires no less strength of character to resist being seduced by them."
Attributed to Irving Kristol, entry #201693: "Doing good isn't hard. It's just doing a lot of good that is very hard. If your aims are modest, you can accomplish an awful lot. When your aims become elevated beyond a reasonabl…"
3 Quotes by Irving Kristol on Philosophy
"It requires strength of character to act upon one's ideas; it requires no less strength of character to resist being seduced by them."
"Doing good isn't hard. It's just doing a lot of good that is very hard. If your aims are modest, you can accomplish an awful lot. When your aims become elevated beyond a reasonable level, you not only don't accomplish much, you can cause a great deal of damage."
"he United States is unique among nations in being founded not on race, not on kinship, not on language, not on religion, but on political values. To be an American is to subscribe to these values. We are uniquely a political community, as distinct from an ethnic community, a religious community, a racial community, or any other kind."