Bill Kristol

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Bill Kristol @BillKristol

@Acyn 1. Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum speech seems worth quoting in light of Sen. Graham's comment: "By such examples, by instances of the perpetrators of such acts going unpunished, the lawless in spirit, are encouraged to become lawless in practice; and having been used to no restraint... — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 29, 2022

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There's a prudential (though in this case unpersuasive) argument against prosecuting an ex-president. But a senator "predicting" violence, with no accompanying denunciation of it, so as to dissuade officials from the rule of law...isn't that a step on the road to semi-fascism? — PolitiTweet.org

Graham says there will be riots in the streets if Trump is prosecuted https://t.co/oE6MyuqjeA

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@Acyn 2. "...but dread of punishment, they thus become, absolutely unrestrained...While, on the other hand, good men...become tired of, and disgusted with, a Government that offers them no protection; and are not much averse to a change in which they imagine they have nothing to lose. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 29, 2022