Childhood is frequently a solemn business for those inside it.

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• George Will:

  There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice.

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  Pessimism is as American as apple pie - frozen apple pie with a slice of processed cheese.

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  Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will se

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• George Will:

  Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetin

• George Will:

  Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.

• George Will:

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  If you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in

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  The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.

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  In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are supposed to