George F. Will Quotes
... legislating to regulate cultural change is like lassoing a locomotive with a cobweb.
George Will, Political Columnist, Column, “Gambler Nation”, June 27, 1999
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Spinoza’s ideas were considered so radical and dangerous that he was the only man in history who was excommunicated by the Catholics, the Jews and the Muslims.
The President had threatened to veto a budget bill if it contained a provision that would increase taxes for the wealthy. There were not enough votes to override the veto. The majority leader urged dropping the provision:
There are a few modern progressive conservatives who believe this point of view, but most generally resist change.
Interestingly, when Picasso was alive, this was a legitimate criticism. However since then, there have been several generations of development of hardware and software, and where the criticism is valid going into the 21st century, computers—with the right software—are beginning to ask questions, create hypotheses, suggest directions if inquiry, and organize concepts. There are even some which purport to function creatively.
George Frederick Will is an American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author. He writes regular columns for The Washington Post and provides commentary for NBC News and MSNBC. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann (1889–1974). He won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977.
