When Duty Calls, That Is When Character

Took Me A While To Get To The Point Today, But That Is Because I Did Not Know What The Point Was When I Started.

On The Analogy Of 'dictionary Johnson,' We Call Fred R. Shapiro, Editor Of The Just-published Yale Book Of Quotations (well Worth The $50 Price), 'quotationeer Shapiro.' Shapiro Does Original Research, Earning His 1,067-page Volume A Place On The Quotation Shelf Next To Bartlett's And Oxford's.

If America Cannot Win A War In A Week, It Begins Negotiating With Itself.

A Reader Should Be Able To Identify A Column Without Its Byline Or Funny Little Picture On Top Purely By Look Or Feel, Or Its Turgidity Ratio.

The Republicans Do Not Look On The Democrats As The Evil Empire.