Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings. — George Will. American political commentator (born 1941) , George F. Will. American political commentator (born 1941) Sports
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft. Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word `National'.
...in the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.
Football combines two of the worst things in American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.