Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions. – George Will
Football is a mistake. It combines two of the worst things about American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings. – 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