Quotes by George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation

Explore a curated collection of 11 quotes by George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The most capricious modern entitlement is not just Social Security but to self-esteem. — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Gifted teachers master the patience required for the unending business of transmitting civilization down the generations — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Institutions are lengthening shadows of strong individuals. — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Author complains about "the further submergence of irrecoverable history into a perpetually churned present. — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
The columnist gives these words to the longings of an 11-year-old he meets with Tourette's syndrome: "Wisdom is encoded — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Government could avoid having opinions about so many things if it would quit subsidizing so many things. — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Get evangelical Christian made them receptive to the possibility of redemption in the here and now. — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, "What you are doing is none of my business — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
Matthew Arnold was a fastidious social critic and hence an accomplished complainer. When he died, an acquaintance said: — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
National Review's premise was that conformity was especially egregious among the intellectuals, that herd of independent — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
In this snug, over-safe corner of the world… we may realize that our comfortable routine is no eternal necessity of thin — George F. Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation