George F. Will

"In Gladstone's mature years he lost faith not in God but in the ability of any government or state to act as the agent of God."

"From visible habits we make inferences as to the invisible attributes of the soul. Therefore, statecraft is soulcraft."

"If we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes, and an omnipresent, omniprominent welfare state."