Actually, there is only one first question of government, and it is How should we live? or What kind of people do we want our citizens to be? – George Will
World War II was the last government program that really worked. – George Will
I say statecraft is soulcraft. Just as all education is moral education because learning conditions conduct, most legislation is moral legislations because it conditions the action and the thought of the nation in broad and important spheres in life. – George Will
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain. – George Will