Democrats talk about programs like Social Security or Medicare, but it’s not clear to most voters what Democrats’ core moral values are. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
Most of our social nature is like that of other primates – we’re mostly out for ourselves. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it’s one of the only growth stocks I’ve ever invested in. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
If you have a personality predisposed to liberalism, you might gravitate more to the artsy crowd or the anti-establishment crowd. And then those peers will affect you, and they will give you values, and you will copy them. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact on people as long as their feelings tilt them against you. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they’re willing to take that risk. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote
Politics is really religion. Politics is about sacredness. Politics is about offering a vision that will bind the nation together to pursue greatness. Jonathan Haidt Read Quote