George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
religious heart men
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God alone is the judge of the hearts of men, and to Him only in this case are they answerable.
pursue courses
There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily
office may connections
All see, and most admire, the glare which hovers round the external trappings of elevated office. To me there is nothing in it, beyond the lustre which may be reflected from its connection with a power of promoting human felicity.
government ideas people
The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.
jesus school students
What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.
pillars essentials morality
Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.
government people lasts
Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at last.
government hands constitution
Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be reprehended: If defective let it be amended, but not suffered to be trampled upon whilst it has an existence.
taxation taxes tax-day
No taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant.
religious business men
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness - these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. . . . reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
friendship true-friend 4th-of-july
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
4th-of-july army numbers
Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.
perseverance age done
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
blow wind sea
Great people are not affected by each puff of wind that blows ill. Like great ships, they sail serenely on, in a calm sea or a great tempest.