William Safire, RIP

An appreciation of the late William Safire is up at Forbes. I think the best line is:

He was irretrievably touched by the fact that life was made up of the actions of human beings and that the leisure of the theory classes was too expensive a luxury amid the grinding of social action and the exigencies of real people.

William Safire always had something useful to say.  In fact, I cite one of this books in a paper I have written for my Night School class on this coming Thursday.  The book is The First Dissident.

May he rest in peace.

Regards  —  Cliff