Zitate und Sprüche von William Safire

Das Recht zu haben, etwas zu tun heißt noch lange nicht, dass es richtig ist, es zu tun.

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

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.