American - Author | December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009
The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.'
William Safire
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The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
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Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
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Never assume the obvious is true.
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When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.
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When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.
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I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to know.
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Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
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Have a definite opinion.
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Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
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To be accused of 'channeling' is to be dismissed as a ventriloquist's live dummy, derogated at not having a mind of one's own.
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What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial.
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