In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with gener — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with gener — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with gener — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with gener — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with gener — George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
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In times of change and danger, when there is a quicksand of fear under one's reasoning, a sense of continuity with generations before can stretch like a lifeline across the scary present. John Dos Passos

— George F. Will, The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
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