William Safire Quotes About Language

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Dangling punch lines to forgotten stories remain in the language like the smile of the Cheshire cat.
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The new, old, and constantly changing language of politics is a lexicon of conflict and drama?ridicule and reproach?pleading and persuasion.
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1968 Safire's Political Dictionary, introduction.

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Color and bite permeate a language designed to rally many men, to destroy some, and to change the minds of others.
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1968 Safire's Political Dictionary, introduction.

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It behooves us to avoid archaisms. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
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English is a stretch language; one size fits all.
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William Safire (1981). “On language”

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