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I am not a pessimist, but I am not an optimist about the future of American democracy.

It's fashionable in some circles to be pessimistic about America, about conservative solutions, about the Republican Party. I utterly reject that pessimism.

I'm a pessimist. But I'm a pessimist with a sense of responsibility.

I'm not pessimistic about anything.

My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

These days I wonder more and more why people are pessimistic when American history actually supports optimism.

I'm not a pessimist at all, but I'm not an optimist, either.

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on Earth and aren't pessimistic, you don't understand the data.

I'm very pessimistic.

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.