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Charles Krauthammer was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, journalist, and political commentator known for his insightful and thought-provoking analysis. Born in New York City in 1950, Krauthammer attended Harvard Medical School before beginning his career in politics. He was a prominent figure on Fox News and The Washington Post, where he shared his conservative viewpoints on current events and policies. Krauthammer was known for his sharp intellect and articulate arguments, earning him a loyal following. He passed away in 2018, leaving behind a legacy of impactful commentary and a lasting imprint on American politics.

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If we insist that public life be reserved for those whose personal history is pristine, we are not going to get paragons of virtue running our affairs. We will get the very rich, who contract out the messy things in life the very dull, who have nothing to hide and nothing to show and the very devious, expert at covering their tracks and ambitious enough to risk their discovery.

- Charles Krauthammer

Fairness through leveling is the essence of Obamaism.

- Charles Krauthammer

If you believe that health care is a public good to be guaranteed by the state, then a single-payer system is the next best alternative. Unfortunately, it is fiscally unsustainable without rationing.

- Charles Krauthammer

I happen to believe that the preemption school is correct, that the risks of allowing Saddam Hussein to acquire his weapons will only grow with time.

- Charles Krauthammer

I am not religious. I do not believe that personhood is conferred upon conception. But I also do not believe that a human embryo is the moral equivalent of a hangnail and deserves no more respect than an appendix.

- Charles Krauthammer

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.