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I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred

Jeane Kirkpatrick

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Jeane Kirkpatrick
Age: 80 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 19
Died: 2006
Died: December 7
Diplomat
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Politician
United States Ambassador To The United Nations
University Teacher
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Oklahoma
Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick
Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick
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A doctrine of class war seemed to provide a solution to the problem of poverty to people who know nothing about how wealth is created
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When the San Francisco Democrats treat foreign affairs as an afterthought, as they did, they behaved less like a dove or a hawk than like an ostrich - convinced it could shut out the world by hiding its head in the sand.
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Look, I don't even agree with myself at times.
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I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity
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