George F. Will's on my Starbucks Cup!

So Starbucks does this thing called The Way I See It, where they post quotes on their cups submitted from around the world. Usually, these quotes are anything by pithy or short; more often than not they are overly sentimental jibber jabber topped off with an air of pretension and guilt. Okay, I'm making a pretty broad generalization about the cups... but if you go to Starbucks as often as I do, you, too, would see the copious amounts of bleeding-heart-quotes.

About a month ago, Human Events posted an article calling for at least some conservative representation in the Starbucks quote-cups. I doubt that my instance today was because of Human Events, but it was good to see nonetheless.

While sipping my venti Uboro roast, I found none other than George F. Will on my cup:

Because true conservatives are pessimists, they are happier than liberals, for three reasons. First, pessimists are rarely surprised. Second, when they are wrong they are delighted to be so. Third, pessimists do not put their faith in princes - in government. They understand that happiness is a function of fending for oneself. Happiness is an activity; it is inseparable from the pursuit of happiness.

I had the pleasure of seeing Will speak when I attended C-PAC with the Seton Hill College Republicans last Spring. He's a wise, traditional conservative, and this quote was a welcome part of my morning. Thanks Starbucks.