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Andrew Sullivan

English-American journalist, writer, blogger

born 1963

5 quotes.

The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit.
Love Crimes: The absurd hype of romanticism
- Love
Errors are inevitable. The mark of character is not refusing to recognize them, but acknowledging them and taking responsibility.
- Failure
- Responsibility
Torture was necessary to maintain slavery. It was integral to slavery. You cannot have slavery without some torture or the threat of torture; and you cannot have torture without slavery.
“Slavery and Torture”, The Daily Dish (23 February 2007)
- Slavery
In terms of our liberal democracy and constitutional order, Trump is an extinction-level event. It’s long past time we started treating him as such.
“America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny” in New York Magazine (2 May 2016)
- Democracy
- Politics
A constitutional republic dedicated before everything to the protection of liberty cannot legalize torture and remain a constitutional republic. It imports into itself a tumor of pure tyranny.
“Torture, Moral Vanity and Freedom”, The Daily Dish (17 May 2007)
- Government
- Liberty

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