All George Will Quotes
- Disparagement of television is second only to watching television as an American pastime. American
- The gap between ideals and actualities, between dreams and achievements, the gap that can spur strong men to increased exertions, but can break the spirit… Achieve
- Modern man's capacity for destruction is quixotic evidence of humanity's capacity for reconstruction. The powerful technological agents we have unleashed against the environment include many… Agents
- Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs. Broadcaster
- Long before Einstein told us that matter is energy, Machiavelli and Hobbes and other modern political philosophers defined man as a lump of matter whose… Attribute
- All politicians are to some extent salesmen. All
- In democracy, as quaintly understood, voters pick their representatives. American democracy increasingly reverses that. Legislative districts are drawn to protect incumbents who, effectively, pick their… American
- Invariably, it is this for which I write: the joy ... of an argument firmly made, like a nail straightly driven, its head flush to… Argument
- Mitt Romney's losing at this point in a big way. If something's going to come out, get it out in a hurry. I do not… Accounts
- Romney, supposedly the Republican most electable next November, is a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable; he might damage… Becoming
- Liberalism is wrong because it doesn't work. If a company is too big to fail, it is too big to exist. Big
- For as long as I can remember the slogan has been ... the federal government ought to behave more like families, because families balance their… Balance
- The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'. Amendment
- This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant. Age
- Part of the beauty and much of the moral seriousness of sport derives from the severe justice of strenuous play in a circumscribed universe of… Achieved
- The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate that certain things… Certain
- Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights. Absence
- The Framers of the First Amendment were not concerned with preventing government from abridging their freedom to speak about crops and cockfighting, or with protecting… Abridging
- What the federal government does basically is borrow money from people and mail it to people. Borrow
- The realistic way to reduce the amount of money in politics is to reduce the amount of politics in money -- the importance of government… Allocating
- Geology has joined biology in lowering mankind's self-esteem. Geology suggests how mankind's existence is contingent upon the geological consent of the planet. Biology
- When liberals' presidential nominees consistently fail to carry Kansas, liberals do not rush to read a book titled "What's the Matter With Liberals' Nominees?" No,… Bestseller
- A decrease in the quantity of legislation generally means an increase in the quality of life. Decrease
- The Obama administration's agenda of maximizing dependency involves political favoritism cloaked in the raiment of "economic planning" and "social justice" that somehow produce results superior… Activity
- I grew up in central Illinois midway between Chicago and St. Louis and I made an historic blunder. All my friends became Cardinals fans and… All