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April 2013
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Demand a recount.
– When asked what he would do if he won the 1965 election for mayor of New York City.
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I will not willingly cede more power to anyone, not to the state, not to General...
– Up from Liberalism, 1959
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March 2013
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I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid...
– William F. Buckley
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How Is It Possible To Believe In God?
By William F. Buckley
I’ve always liked the exchange featuring the excited young Darwinian at the end of the 19th century. He said grandly to the elderly scholar, “How is it possible to believe in God?” The imperishable answer was, “I find it easier to believe in God than to believe that Hamlet was deduced from the molecular structure of a mutton chop.”
That...
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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
– Windfall, 1992
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February 2013
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January 2013
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Why does the baloney reject the grinder?
– William F. Buckley; after being asked why Sen. Robert F. Kennedy declined an invitation to appear on “Firing Line.”
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December 2012
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Can you be a conservative and despise God and feel contempt for those who...
– William F. Buckley Jr.
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The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade...
– William F. Buckley Jr.
September 2012
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August 2012
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Well, I’m not a systematic reader. I read a little bit of everything. I’ve never...
– William F. Buckley on John Updike and Walker Percy, two favorites. (via philalbinus)
May 2012
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