I think if you're going to master policy, especially world affairs, you've got to know history.
Interpretation
Understanding history is crucial for mastering policy and world affairs.
In this quote, Charles Krauthammer emphasizes the importance of historical knowledge in the realm of policy-making, particularly in the context of global issues. He suggests that a deep understanding of history is essential for anyone looking to navigate complex international relations and make informed decisions that can impact the world.
In practice
In a lecture about international relations, one could say, 'As Charles Krauthammer noted, mastering policy requires a deep understanding of history.'
If you get a call to go to a certain place in the middle of the night to pick up stolen goods, and it turns out the stolen goods don't show up but the cops show up, I think you're going to have a very weak story saying, 'Well, I got swindled here.'
I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and rigorous argument is a noble undertaking.
The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment.
You're betraying your whole life if you don't say what you think - and you don't say it honestly and bluntly.
History has blessed us with all the freedom and advantages of multiculturalism. But it has also blessed us, because of the accident of our origins, with the linguistic unity that brings a critically needed cohesion to a nation as diverse, multiracial and multiethnic as America. Why gratuitously throw away that priceless asset? How mindless to call the desire to retain it 'racist.
When a party is in opposition, it opposes. That's its job. But when it comes to power, it must govern. Easy rhetoric is over, the press of reality becomes irresistible. By necessity, it adopts some of the policies it had once denounced. And a new national consensus is born.
Learning to sing one's own songs, to trust the particular cadences of own's voices, is also the goal of any writer.
I believe the teacher's work is largely negative, that it is largely a matter of saying, "This doesn't work because ..." or "This does work because ..." The because is very important. The teacher can help you understand the nature of your medium, and he can guide you in your reading.
It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure.
I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some.
The women of this country ought be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation by declaring themselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights they want.
An unsatisfied appetite for knowledge means progress and is the state of a normal mind.
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