Gary Hart
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Gary Hart is a former senator known for his incisive insights into the intersections of politics, technology, and globalization. This interview highlights his forward-thinking approach and the urgency he feels for addressing the challenges posed by these revolutions.
“World of Difference, David. This simple answer as to how it was then was we cooperated and we got along with each other. Now, were there hardliners on both sides? Yes. The Republicans had a man from North Carolina called Jesse Helms and Strom Thurman and people like that.”
“You're under enormous pressure from a party establishment to go along with the establishment candidate. And that's what Senator Sanders was saying, what I said years before. And if you can find a way to make those people, make honest decisions and not make, if you will, political decisions, fine.”
“It was strict, and that's a good word because they were not fundamentalists. I don't remember anyone saying that the earth is only 4,000 years old. I mean, we didn't have that kind of challenge to science at that time. But they were strict on personal behavior.”
“Well, the services finally came around to special forces, which our commission advocated. I mean, we had... Guys that you sent to rescue hostages or something like that.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 165 - Gary Hart
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