“We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a...” — Bret Stephens Quote

“We live in a world in which data convey authority. But authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris.”

“The candidacy of Donald Trump is the open sewer of American conservatism.”

“The intelligent defense of free speech should not rest on the notion that we must tolerate every form of speech, no matter how offensive. It's that we should lean toward greater tolerance for speech we dislike, and reserve our harshest penalties only for the worst offenders.”

“When I'm around authority, I still feel like I'm 14 or 15 years old.”

“One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected to be an authority on every subject under the sun.”

“I think people have always liked in me the combination of being the underdog because I'm a tiny woman but I have enormous authority in myself.”