William Safire

A reader should...

A reader should...

A reader should be able to identify a column without its byline or funny little picture on top purely by look or feel,...

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Is sloppiness in...

Is sloppiness in...

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

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The perfect Christmas...

The perfect Christmas...

The perfect Christmas gift for a sportscaster, as all fans of sports clich?s know, is a scoreless...

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I want my...

I want my...

I want my questions answered by an alert and experienced politician, prepared to be grilled and quoted -- not my hand...

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Create your own...

Create your own...

Create your own constituency of the infuriated.

Source: Formula for writing a...

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No one flower...

No one flower...

No one flower can ever symbolize this nation. America is a bouquet.

Source: On...

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Never assume the...

Never assume the...

Never assume the obvious is true.

Source: Sleeper Spy.
-- William Safire, (Dec...

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Decide on some...

Decide on some...

Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody...

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The CEO era...

The CEO era...

The CEO era gave rise to the CFO (not certified flying object, as you might imagine, but chief financial officer) and,...

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The first ladyship...

The first ladyship...

The first ladyship is the only federal office in which the holder can neither be fired nor...

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We are all...

We are all...

We are all environmentalists now, but we are not all planetists. An environmentalist realizes that nature has its...

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What we don't...

What we don't...

What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for...

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The right to...

The right to...

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Source: The New...

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To know your...

To know your...

To know your place is a good idea in politics. That is not to say stay in your place or hang on to your place, because...

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If America cannot...

If America cannot...

If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.

Source:...

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