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George Will has written column after column sermonizing about First Amendment excesses, lecturing sternly about the difference between "speech" and "action," and ridiculing the idea that (for example) flag-burning sends a political message and therefore qualifies for First Amendment protection.
And where greater zealots might enlist "etiquette's weapon of disapproval" to try to restructure society and family life--sanctioning, say, births "out of what was sternly called wedlock"--Miss Manners demurs: "Miss Manners does not oppose the use of social pressure to encourage stable family life.
Jackson is biting his lower lip sternly, looking earnest and rugged like Clinton sometimes chooses to.
Chilly water and dangerous currents make this more a beach for strollers, sunbathers, and experienced surfers — swimming is sternly discouraged.
He should follow a child's language learning, not sternly but curiously.