A STARTLING ADMISSION. From President Bush‘s address to the United Nations: “Freedom by its nature cannot be imposed. It must be chosen.” That he thinks so is news to me, although I couldn’t agree more.
–Ben Adler

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A STARTLING ADMISSION. From President Bush‘s address to the United Nations: “Freedom by its nature cannot be imposed. It must be chosen.” That he thinks so is news to me, although I couldn’t agree more.
–Ben Adler
Ben Adler is a senior editor at City & State NY. He previously worked for Politico, The Nation, and Reuters, and he has written for The Washington Post and The New Republic, among other publications. More by Ben Adler