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“[P]rogressives seem to think that conservatives distrust the government because of some esoteric philosophical theory, or because we had some weird dream involving Ayn Rand. In reality, it’s because we’ve been told to trust the government before — and we’ve gotten burned, time and time again.”

Jim Geraghty

Ten Reasons We Can't, and Shouldn't, Be Nordic (2018)

“[G]overnment has an abysmal record of abusing the public’s trust, finances, and its own authority. Now some people want it to take on a bigger role?”

Jim Geraghty

Ten Reasons We Can't, and Shouldn't, Be Nordic (2018)

“Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be passive.”

Jim Geraghty

Voting to Kill: How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership http://books.google.co.in/books?id=agoDd6YRT44C&pg=PA76 (1 November 2007), Simon and Schuster, p. 76

“[I]f you want to live like a Norwegian, buy a plane ticket.”

Jim Geraghty

Ten Reasons We Can't, and Shouldn't, Be Nordic (2018)

“[W]hy are Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway not that far behind us, ranking in the top twelve countries for antidepressant use? Is it just the long winters? Why are their drug-related deaths booming? Isn’t it possible that a generous, far-reaching welfare state depletes people’s sense of drive, purpose, and self-respect, and enables them to explore chemical forms of happiness?”

Jim Geraghty

Ten Reasons We Can't, and Shouldn't, Be Nordic (2018)

“I remain a skeptic about Donald Trump. Trump fans look at us skeptics with incredulity that we could possibly object to their man… Yet I see people comparing Trump to Reagan. Donald Trump has been a conservative for about ten minutes.”

Jim Geraghty

"The Corner" http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420996/trump-2008-bush-evil-talk-iran-obama-cannot-do-worse-bush-jim-geraghty (2015), National Review