May 2013
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May 15th
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May 7th
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April 2013
5 posts
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Apr 5th
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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.
Apr 4th
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Apr 3rd
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“I will not willingly cede more power to anyone, not to the state, not to General...”
– Up from Liberalism, 1959
Apr 2nd
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Apr 1st
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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
Mar 31st
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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...
Mar 31st
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“The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.”
– Windfall, 1992
Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 25th
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Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 21st
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Mar 21st
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February 2013
1 post
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Feb 17th
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January 2013
10 posts
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Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
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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.”
Jan 4th
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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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.
Dec 31st
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“The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade...”
– William F. Buckley Jr.
Dec 31st
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September 2012
5 posts
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Sep 25th
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Sep 24th
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 21st
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Sep 20th
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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)
Aug 10th
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May 2012
23 posts
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May 30th
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May 29th
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May 28th
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May 27th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 20th
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