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William Safire Quotes

1929–2009 United States

William Lewis Safire (17 December 1929 – 27 September 2009) was an American author, columnist, journalist, presidential speechwriter, and language expert.

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In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can’t beat Somebody with Nobody.

I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian. I was the first to really go after George W. on his treatment of prisoners.

Americans of all persuasions are coming to the sad realization that our First Lady – a woman of undoubted talents who was a role model for many of her generation – is a congenital liar.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Safire (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.