William Lewis Safire (1929–2009) was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and the author of “On Language” in the 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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Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.
—William Safire
Topics: Humility
The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
—William Safire
Topics: Integrity
Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.
—William Safire
Topics: Perfection
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