William Safire
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"William Lewis Safire" was an United States/American author, columnist, journalist, and President of the United States/presidential speechwriter.

He was perhaps best known as a long-time print syndication/syndicated political columnist for the The New York Times/New York Times and the author of "On Language" in the The New York Times Magazine/New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics from its inception.

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Have a definite opinion.

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The phrase "New World Order" is Bush's baby, even if he shares its popularization with Gorbachev. Forget the Hitler 'new order' root; F.D.R. used the phrase earlier.

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Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.

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If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing.

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The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

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For the sake of the country, the conservative cause, the Republican party and even his own long-term career -- he ought to resign.

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Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

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I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know.

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Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.

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