Columnists Quote by William Safire

The Republicans do not look on the Democrats as the evil empire.

— William Safire

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

— William Safire

Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody.

— William Safire

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.

— William Safire

What a joy it is to see really professional media manipulation.

— William Safire

What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia…

— William Safire

This is what it's all about. From what I could see, you could get a bunch of people together, whip up the press and…

— William Safire

When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.

— William Safire

A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be…

— William Safire

The Latin motto over Poindexter's new Pentagon office reads Scientia Est Potentia - "knowledge is power." Exactly: the government's infinite knowledge about you is…

— William Safire

English is a stretch language; one size fits all.

— William Safire

Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that…

— William Safire