Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
British journalist, author, and historian who edited the New Statesman and penned over forty works, including the 1959 novel, Left of Centre, and the 1997 non-fiction work, A History of the American People. He also wrote four works on art and architecture and two memoirs.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth2 November 1928
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Those who buy in to global warming wish to drastically curb human economic and industrial activities, regardless of the consequences for people, especially the poor.
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You would have a hard time not listening to those people, ... I'm not saying it would necessarily influence the way a person voted. But it is human nature if a vast majority of your campaign has been paid for by a relatively few number of people who contributed to it, you listen to them.
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Human beings are infinitely worth studying, especially the peculiarities that often go along with outstanding gifts.
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The idea that human beings have changed and are changing the basic climate system of the Earth through their industrial activities and burning of fossil fuels - the essence of the Greens' theory of global warming - has about as much basis in science as Marxism and Freudianism.
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Indeed it is the protean ability of Western civilization to be self-critical and self-correcting - not only in producing wealth but over the whole range of human activities - that constitutes its most decisive superiority over any of its rivals.
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What strikes the historian surveying anti-Semitism worldwide over more than two millennia is its fundamental irrationality. It seems to make no sense, any more than malaria or meningitis makes sense.
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We got permission from the two churches because this their land. Then we went to the historical society and the city council to get permission.
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We're going to turn up the intensity on him a bit and see how he handles it.
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The United States is a concept that works very well, even in bad times. But that's no reason to think its structure can be superimposed with success on any other part of the world, particularly when times are terrible.
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It would be good. Because, eventually no doubt, it will be developed.
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I understand why the decision was made, but it was unfortunate that it came at a time when we were anxious to play,
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As I have said before, they have 65 Parade All-Americans and we have 65 men who have marched in a parade.
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Essentially, what they argued is that Cisco has grown through acquisitions, and people are valuing it at a very high price because of its growth.
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Brian has shown some ability. He needs to work on making good decisions. We'll see how he reacts to in-your-face.