Americans complain a lot about the government and they voice a generalized suspicion of the government, but they constantly clammer for more of it.
George WillThe First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'.
George WillBig government inevitably drives an upward distribution of wealth to those whose wealth, confidence and sophistication enable them to manipulate government.
George WillThe almost erotic pleasure of spending money that others have earned and saved is one reason people put up with the tiresome aspects of political life.
George WillThere can be no reasonable right to live on sidewalks. Society needs order, and hence has a right to a minimally civilized ambience in public spaces. Regarding the homeless, this is not merely for aesthetic reasons because the anesthetic is not merely unappealing. It presents a spectacle of disorder and decay that becomes a contagion.
George Will