Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their party entered and had effectively lost, before Nixon salvaged a non-Communist South Vietnam while effecting a complete American withdrawal. Conrad Black aidamericancommunist share on social
The greenhouse effect of carbon-dioxide emissions does produce gentle warming if it is not counteracted by unpredictable natural phenomena, but it cannot be measured directly against the volume of such emissions. Conrad Black carboncounteractdioxide share on social
Terrorists cannot threaten the survival of a great nation. Conrad Black greatnationsurvival Change image and share on social
The balance between faith and reason is for the determination of each individual, and of the people as a whole, not of unauthorized government officials uttering impious humbug as they arbitrarily try to define that balance. Conrad Black arbitrarilybalancedefine share on social
From the early Seventies to the mid-Eighties, I approached Rome at a snail's pace. Having concluded that God existed, I could not seriously entertain the thought of not trying to be in contact with Him. Conrad Black approachconcludecontact share on social
I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator. Conrad Black commentatorcredibilityfirewall Change image and share on social
I don't go around trying to stir up foreign wars. Conrad Black foreignstirwar Change image and share on social
Economics is half psychology and half Grade Three arithmetic, and the U.S. does not now have either half right. Conrad Black arithmeticeconomicsgrade Change image and share on social
Perhaps the gravest under-publicized atrocity in the world is the persecution of Christians. Conrad Black atrocitychristiangrave Change image and share on social