Irving Kristol
Irving Kristol
Irving Kristolwas an American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neo-conservatism." As the founder, editor, and contributor to various magazines, he played an influential role in the intellectual and political culture of the last half-century; after his death he was described by The Daily Telegraph as being "perhaps the most consequential public intellectual of the latter half of the 20th century."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth22 January 1920
CountryUnited States of America
One can be unhappy before eating caviar, even after, but at least not during.
It is ironic to watch the churches, including large sections of my own religion, surrendering to the spirit of modernity at the very moment when modernity itself is undergoing a kind of spiritual collapse....
Even if we can't be happy, we must always be cheerful.
Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.