I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.
In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. . . Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and sheer cloudy vagueness. . . Political language [is] designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.