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Used Quotes by William Safire
- Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.
- ... it's Bush's baby, even if he shares its popularization with Gorbachev. Forget the Hitler 'new order' root; F.D.R. used the phrase earlier.
- I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.
- Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see…
- Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led…
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