Politicians employ speech writers as ventriloquists.

Quote by George F Will

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Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football...

This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

This is what bipartisanship looks like; constant rubbish from both sides of the aisle.

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. Instead, read...

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant.

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

World War II was the last government program that really worked.

World War II was the last government program that really worked.

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society: violence punctuated by committee meetings.

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

This is an age in which one cannot find common sense without a search warrant

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

American politics as you know . . . is very often a matter of capture...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst...

Revisiting the Revolutionary War is a bracing reminder that the fate of a continent, and...

Revisiting the Revolutionary War is a bracing reminder that the fate of a continent, and...

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy...

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...

Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson,...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

Actually, there is only one ''first question'' of government, and it is ''How should we...

Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Pessimism is as American as apple pie-frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

Americans, endowed by their solicitous government with an ever-expanding array of entitlements, now have the...

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with...

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...