In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes age diplomacy ideological
A constitutional tradition that works is one that is in a constant state of dynamic evolution. You have a written constitution that says 'x,' but no constitutional system works if it just follows what's in that written constitution and never changes. Interpretation gives it the freedom to change. Noah Feldman changeconstantconstitution share on social
William O. Douglas married not one, not two, not three, but four hot blondes. He was not faithful to any of them, not even the last, and each was younger than the previous woman... But after his personal life began to actually fall apart, he developed a set of values about the Constitution that turned out to maximize our autonomy and freedom. Noah Feldman autonomybeginblonde share on social
The Chinese public is deeply nationalist, which matters to China's unelected political leadership as much as U.S. nationalism does to American politicians. As China becomes the world's largest economy, there is meaningful public pressure for its power status to advance in parallel. Any alternative would be humiliating. Noah Feldman advancealternativeamerican share on social
Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem. Allen Boyd americaarriveauthority share on social
I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity. Leona Lewis agedatematter Change image and share on social
Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, I think one of the mistakes we made early on was kind of having an ideological dispute up in the Congress. Bruce Babbitt congressdisputeearly Change image and share on social