“I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian. I was the first to really go after George W. on his treatment of prisoners.”

—  William Safire

"William Safire to End Op-Ed Run at N.Y. Times" by Howard Kurtz in The Washington Post (16 November 2004) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52678-2004Nov15.html.
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