Big government inevitably drives an upward distribution of wealth to those whose wealth, confidence and sophistication enable them to manipulate government. — 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
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government. — George Will Copy Share Image
“Government could avoid having opinions about so many things if it would quit subsidizing so many things.” — George will Copy Share Image
The realistic way to reduce the amount of money in politics is to reduce the amount of politics in money -- the… — George Will Copy Share Image
Capital punishment, like the rest of the criminal justice system, is a government program, so skepticism is in order. — George Will Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can… — George Will Copy Share Image
When a politician says, concerning an issue involving science, that the debate is over, you may be sure the debate is rolling… — George Will Copy Share Image
Committed partisans are generally the most knowledgeable voters, independents the least. And the more political knowledge people have, the more apt they… — George Will Copy Share Image
“Because of demagogues, rhetoric has a tainted reputation in our time. However, rhetoric is central to democratic governance. It can fuse passion… — George will Copy Share Image
Machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. He defined the political project as making the best of this flawed… — George Will Copy Share Image
The sequester has forced liberals to clarify their conviction that whatever the government's size is at any moment, is the bare minimum… — 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
For as long as I can remember the slogan has been ... the federal government ought to behave more like families, because… — George Will Copy Share Image
Obama, startled that components of government behave as interest groups, seems utterly unfamiliar with public choice theory. It demystifies and de-romanticizes politics… — George Will Copy Share Image
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's… — George Will Copy Share Image
In September 1942 the U.S. government purchased 58,575 acres of wilderness in eastern Tennessee. Soon there was a town, Oak Ridge, and… — George Will Copy Share Image
In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their… — George Will Copy Share Image
[President George W.] Bush - never mind his well-crafted set speeches; listen to him as he leans on a lectern, chatting to… — George Will Copy Share Image
America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that… — 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
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