The 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 WillAs advertising blather becomes the nation's normal idiom, language becomes printed noise.
George WillConcerning [postmodern] ideas, let us not mince words. The ideas are profoundly dangerous. They subvert our civilization by denying that truth is found by conscientious attempts accurately to portray a reality that exists independently of our perception or attitudes or other attributes such as race, ethnicity, sex or class.
George WillThat is the crux of modern conservatism - government taking strong measures to foster the attitudes and aptitudes necessary for increased individual independence.
George Will