Whenever you pray, make sure you do it at school assemblies and football games, like the demonstrative creatures who pray before large television audiences. That is the real goal of the thing. But do not, I urge you, pray all alone in your home where no one can see. That does not get you ratings.
There is a particular danger with a war that God commands. What if God should lose? - Garry Wills
There is a particular danger with a war that God commands. What if God should lose?
- Garry Wills
To "bear arms" is, in itself, a military term. One does not bear arms against a rabbit. - Garry Wills
To "bear arms" is, in itself, a military term. One does not bear arms against a rabbit.
The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally nece… - Garry Wills
The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally nece…
Politicians make good company for a while just as children do - their self-enjoyment is contagious. But they soon exhaust their favourite subjects - … - Garry Wills
Politicians make good company for a while just as children do - their self-enjoyment is contagious. But they soon exhaust their favourite subjects - …
Religion embarrasses the commentators. It is offbounds. An editor of the old Life magazine once assigned me a book on religion with remark that I was… - Garry Wills
Religion embarrasses the commentators. It is offbounds. An editor of the old Life magazine once assigned me a book on religion with remark that I was…
The romantic artist, off alone in his storm-battered castle, fuming whole worlds from his brain, reflects his culture's most persistent myth, of God … - Garry Wills
The romantic artist, off alone in his storm-battered castle, fuming whole worlds from his brain, reflects his culture's most persistent myth, of God …
Not many of us will be leaders; and even those who are leaders must also be followers much of the time. This is the crucial role. Followers judge lea… - Garry Wills
Not many of us will be leaders; and even those who are leaders must also be followers much of the time. This is the crucial role. Followers judge lea…
Every civilized society must disarm its citizens against each other. - Garry Wills
Every civilized society must disarm its citizens against each other.
If a nation wishes, it can have both free elections and slavery. - Garry Wills
If a nation wishes, it can have both free elections and slavery.
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