George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
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The reformers' preferred metaphor is "leveling the playing field." They should listen to the logic of their language: fields are leveled by bulldozers.
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The English language is not always the President's friend.
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raised several concerns about the fragmentary nature of the intelligence with National Security Council colleagues. Some of the language was changed.
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When, in the decline of Life, I gratify the fond wish of my heart in retiring from public labors, and find the language of approbation and fervent prayers for future happiness following that event, my heart expands with gratitude and my feelings beco
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Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade before the public. Never clothe them in vulgar or shoddy attire.
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Working with language is a means by which we can identify the bullshit within ourselves (and others).
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What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak.
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To attempt to be religious without practicing a specific religion is as possible as attempting to speak without a specific language.
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All language is rhetorical, and even the senses are poets.
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If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation even among people who should and do know better.
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Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.
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But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.