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
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain. – George Will
If you seek Hamiltons monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamiltons country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government. – George Will
Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. – George Will
An investigator starts research in a new field with faith, a foggy idea, and a few wild experiments. Eventually the interplay of negative and positive results guides the work. By the time the research is completed, he or she knows how it should have been started and conducted. – Donald Cram