The first election I remember was Dewey Truman in '48. I was, I guess, seven years old. — George Will Copy Share Image
Political nature abhors a vacuum, which is what often exists for a year or two in a party after it loses a… — George Will Copy Share Image
Politics in a democracy is transactional: Politicians seek votes by promising to do things for voters, who seek promises in exchange for… — George Will Copy Share Image
Popularity makes no law invulnerable to invalidation. Americans accept judicial supervision of their democracy - judicial review of popular but possibly unconstitutional… — George Will Copy Share Image
In democracy, as quaintly understood, voters pick their representatives. American democracy increasingly reverses that. Legislative districts are drawn to protect incumbents who,… — George Will Copy Share Image
Since the emergence of the Republican Party, only two Democratic presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, have been followed by Democrats, and… — George Will Copy Share Image
The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate… — George Will Copy Share Image
So the Clinton-Gore era culminates with an election as stained as the blue dress, a Democratic chorus complaining that the Constitution should… — George Will Copy Share Image
Democrats believe, plausibly, that middle-class entitlements are instantly addictive and, because there is no known detoxification, that class, when facing future choices… — George Will Copy Share Image
I hear Democrats say, 'The Affordable Care Act is the law,' as though we're supposed to genuflect at that sunburst of insight… — George Will Copy Share Image
[The World Trade Center and the Pentagon] have drawn, like gathered lightning, the anger of the enemies of civilization. Those enemies are… — George Will Copy Share Image
Republicans, supposed defenders of limited government, actually are enablers of an unlimited presidency. Their belief in strict construction of the Constitution evaporates,… — George Will Copy Share Image
The average American expends more time becoming informed about choosing a car than choosing a candidate. But, then, the consequences of the former choice… — George Will Copy Share
A politician's words reveal less about what he thinks about his subject than what he thinks about his audience. — George Will Copy Share
As has been said, standards are always out of date - that is why we call them standards. — George Will Copy Share
Hart is still like that little tub of vaguely milklike gunk that comes with airline coffee. It is labeled a "nondairy" product. Fine: we… — George Will Copy Share
The realistic way to reduce the amount of money in politics is to reduce the amount of politics in money -- the importance of… — George Will Copy Share
It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests… — George Will Copy Share
Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic-in a word, moral-undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because mankind's noblest aim is the loving… — George Will Copy Share
The cultivation - even celebration - of victimhood by intellectuals, tort lawyers, politicians and the media is both cause and effect of today's culture… — George Will Copy Share
Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their… — George Will Copy Share
“Football combines two of the worst things in American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.” — George Will Copy Share
I've lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that's a lot of folly to witness up close. Whatever confidence and optimism I felt… — George Will Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights. — George Will Copy Share
![“[The World Trade Center and the Pentagon] have drawn, like gathered lightning, the anger of the enemies of civilization. Those enemies are always out there… Americans are slow to anger but mighty when angry, and their proper anger now should be alloyed with pride. They are targets because of their…” quote by George Will](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/af5/george-will-1177_anger_the-world-trade-center-and-the-pentagon_451169.jpg)
