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On a throne at the center of a sense of humor sits a capacity for irony. All wit rests on a cheerful awareness of life's incongruities. It is a gentling awareness, and no politician without it should be allowed near power.

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George Will
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 4
Columnist
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Champaign
Illinois
George F. Will
George Frederick Will
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