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George Will Quotes: "Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout 'Bang!'"

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout 'Bang!'



George Will Quotes: "Americans are overreaching; overreaching is the most admirable and most American of the many American excesses."

Americans are overreaching; overreaching is the most admirable and most American of the many American excesses.




George Will Quotes: "The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement."

The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.



George Will Quotes: "Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs."

Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.




George Will Quotes: "The unpleasant sound Bush is emitting as he traipses from one conservative gathering to another is a thin, tinny "arf" - the sound of a lap dog."

The unpleasant sound Bush is emitting as he traipses from one conservative gathering to another is a thin, tinny "arf" - the sound of a lap dog.



George Will Quotes: "Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship."

Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship.



George Will Quotes: "A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience."

A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience.




George Will Quotes: "A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind."

A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind.



George Will Quotes: "Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics."

Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude into American politics.



George Will Quotes: "We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual."

We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.



George Will Quotes: "Nationalism is blamed for this century's wars, but nationalism need not mean militarism. And the nation-state has been the laboratory of liberty."

Nationalism is blamed for this century's wars, but nationalism need not mean militarism. And the nation-state has been the laboratory of liberty.



George Will Quotes: "All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point."

All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point.




George Will Quotes: "Pettiness is the tendency of people without large purposes."

Pettiness is the tendency of people without large purposes.



George Will Quotes: "Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose."

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.



George Will Quotes: "If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government."

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government.



George Will Quotes: "Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing is none of my business' and 'What I am doing is none of your business.'"

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing is none of my business' and 'What I am doing is none of your business.'



George Will Quotes: "Canada has one great novelist (Robertson Davies), which means it has one for every twenty-five million citizens - the world's highest ratio."

Canada has one great novelist (Robertson Davies), which means it has one for every twenty-five million citizens - the world's highest ratio.



George Will Quotes: "The future has a way of arriving unannounced."

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.



George Will Quotes: "The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron."

The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.



George Will Quotes: "When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing it."

When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing it.



George Will Quotes: "We are suffering from a kind of slow-motion barbarization from within."

We are suffering from a kind of slow-motion barbarization from within.



George Will Quotes: "Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."

Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.



George Will Quotes: "Hyperbole expands in societies where articulateness atrophies."

Hyperbole expands in societies where articulateness atrophies.



George Will Quotes: "The proof of liberal virtue is generousity with other people's money."

The proof of liberal virtue is generousity with other people's money.



George Will Quotes: "Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues."

Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.



George Will Quotes: "Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron: nothing about baseball is trivial."

Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron: nothing about baseball is trivial.



George Will Quotes: "The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of america is justice and securing the blessings of liberty."

The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of america is justice and securing the blessings of liberty.



George Will Quotes: "It is no longer enough to be lusty. One must be a sexual gourmet."

It is no longer enough to be lusty. One must be a sexual gourmet.



George Will Quotes: "Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years ago... The government should deconstitutionalize the subject by repealing the embarrasing Amendment."

Whatever right the Second Amendment protects is not as important as it was 200 years ago... The government should deconstitutionalize the subject by repealing the embarrasing Amendment.



George Will Quotes: "Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions."

Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.



George Will Quotes: "Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence."

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.



George Will Quotes: "The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'."

The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'.



George Will Quotes: "Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends."

Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.



George Will Quotes: "The Berlin Wall is the defining achievement of socialism."

The Berlin Wall is the defining achievement of socialism.



George Will Quotes: "The reformers' preferred metaphor is "leveling the playing field." They should listen to the logic of their language: fields are leveled by bulldozers."

The reformers' preferred metaphor is "leveling the playing field." They should listen to the logic of their language: fields are leveled by bulldozers.



George Will Quotes: "The Soviet Union tried for 70 years to plant Marxism with bayonets in Eastern Europe. Today there are more Marxists on the Harvard faculty than there are in Eastern Europe."

The Soviet Union tried for 70 years to plant Marxism with bayonets in Eastern Europe. Today there are more Marxists on the Harvard faculty than there are in Eastern Europe.



George Will Quotes: "What is really shocking in America isn't what's done in and by Washington that is illegal by that what is done in and by Washington that's legal."

What is really shocking in America isn't what's done in and by Washington that is illegal by that what is done in and by Washington that's legal.



George Will Quotes: "Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings."

Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings.



George Will Quotes: "As advertising blather becomes the nation's normal idiom, language becomes printed noise."

As advertising blather becomes the nation's normal idiom, language becomes printed noise.



George Will Quotes: "We have 3,141 counties in this country. That would be 20 per county. The idea that we can't assimilate these 8-year-old criminals with their teddy bears is preposterous."

We have 3,141 counties in this country. That would be 20 per county. The idea that we can't assimilate these 8-year-old criminals with their teddy bears is preposterous.



George Will Quotes: "Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese."

Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.



George Will Quotes: "This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant."

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.



George Will Quotes: "No matter how deeply you distrust the government's judgment, you are too trusting."

No matter how deeply you distrust the government's judgment, you are too trusting.



George Will Quotes: "Liberalism is wrong because it doesn't work. If a company is too big to fail, it is too big to exist."

Liberalism is wrong because it doesn't work. If a company is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.



George Will Quotes: "World War II was the last government program that really worked."

World War II was the last government program that really worked.



George Will Quotes: "It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is."

It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.



George Will Quotes: "The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children"

The great task of life is transmission: the task of transmitting the essential tools and graces of life from our parents to our children



George Will Quotes: "Childhood is frequently a solemn business for those inside it."

Childhood is frequently a solemn business for those inside it.



George Will Quotes: "Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people."

Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people.