Zitate und Sprüche von William Safire

Zitate und Sprüche von William Safire

William Lewis Safire (* 17. Dezember 1929 in New York, New York; † 27. September 2009 in Rockville, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Publizist.

Das Recht zu haben, etwas zu tun heißt noch lange nicht, dass es richtig ist, es zu tun.
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.
A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion.
Never assume the obvious is true.
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