Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions. – George Will
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
A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible lifestyles turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind. – George Will