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Timothy Noah Quotes

American - Journalist | 1958 -

Washington culture has always had a difficult time acknowledging untruth.

Time Culture Washington Difficult

Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word. That word is 'federal.' Anyone who will say he favors Kurdish federalism can be counted a friend of the Kurds.

Friend Leader Commitment Measure Say

Various people have explained why Henry Kissinger is a bad choice to run an investigation into what went wrong on Sept. 11. He's a liar. He's an apologist for corrupt regimes.

Liar People Bad Choice Wrong Run

What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university.

Growth Economic Growth University

Universities are basically socialist institutions.

Institutions Universities Socialist

The gulf between Virginia and Maryland isn't only a function of geography. It's also sociological. Indeed, it's probably not much of an exaggeration to say that Maryland suburbanites and Virginia suburbanites constitute two mutually hostile tribes.

Geography Say Two Function Only

If one does not wish to take the word of journalists, human rights groups, and the United Nations that Iraq conducted a deliberate campaign to eradicate the Kurdish population, there's always the word of the Iraqis themselves.

Wish Human Always Rights Take

You can be president of the United States and have the best, most bipartisan-seeming idea in the world. But if it doesn't have a constituency, you might as well be town clerk of Toad Suck, Arkansas.

Best World You President Well Idea

Politicians have such large egos that it usually takes them an inordinately long time to grasp when they've become a pathetic joke.

Time Long Long Time Become Joke

President Obama has his faults, but overall, I think, is a good president.

Good Think President Faults I Think

There is no better example of social and economic policy discussion as an idle pastime for the rich than the World Economic Forum at Davos. These guys make the millionaire schmoozers at the Aspen Ideas Festival look like short-order cooks.

Ideas World Rich Better Look Idle

Republican presidents talk about freedom. Democratic presidents talk about equality.

Freedom Equality Talk Republican

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