William F. Buckley, Jr.Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.371Life
William F. Buckley, Jr.Christianity finds all its doctrines stated in the Bible, and Christianity denies no part, nor attempts to add anything to the Word of God.372Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. ✨ WindFall: The End of the Affair. Book by William F. Buckley Jr., 1992.372PoliticsReading
William F. Buckley, Jr.I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.372Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.They told me if I voted for Goldwater, he would get us into a war in Vietnam. Well, I voted for Goldwater and that's what happened.373Humanity
William F. Buckley, Jr.You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters. ✨ William F. Buckley Jr. (2010). Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions… ▶375ReadingSadness
William F. Buckley, Jr.I catch fire and find the reserves of courage and assertiveness to speak up. When that happens I get quite carried away. My blood gets hot my brow wet I become unbearably and unco… ▶354Philosophy
William F. Buckley, Jr.I had much more fun criticizing than praising. ✨ William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 28, 2008.376Death
William F. Buckley, Jr.A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!' ✨ Why Republican Politicians Keep Selling Out Freedom by Jo Jorgensen, gos.sbc.edu. 1996.354Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free speech, persecute its practitioners if their opinions are conservati… ▶366Humanity
William F. Buckley, Jr.No one since the Garden of Eden - which the serpent forsook in order to run for higher office - has imputed to politicians great purity of motive.312Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.The anti-marijuana campaign is a cancerous tissue of lies, undermining law enforcement, aggravating the drug problem, depriving the sick of needed help and suckering well-intentio… ▶302Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.Some of my instincts are reprehensible.324Hope
William F. Buckley, Jr.Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.313Humanity
William F. Buckley, Jr.Conservatism is the tacit acknowledgement that all that is finally important in human experience is behind us; that the crucial explorations have been undertaken, and that it is g… ▶369HumanityLifeTruth
William F. Buckley, Jr.There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.281Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's free… ▶314Humanity
William F. Buckley, Jr.Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view. ✨ Up from Liberalism. B… ▶3610ReadingTime
William F. Buckley, Jr.We are so concerned to flatter the majority that we lose sight of how very often it is necessary, in order to preserve freedom for the minority, let alone for the individual, to f… ▶359Love
William F. Buckley, Jr.A good debater is not necessarily an effective vote-getter: you can find a hole in your opponent's argument through which you could drive a coach and four ringing jingle bells all… ▶294SadnessTimeTruth
William F. Buckley, Jr.The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company o… ▶294ReadingThoughtTime
William F. Buckley, Jr.If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign. ✨ Buckley: Bush Not A True Conservative by A… ▶273LifeTruth
William F. Buckley, Jr.As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name.262Politics
William F. Buckley, Jr.It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.3310Reflection
William F. Buckley, Jr.Boredom is the deadliest poison.263Death
William F. Buckley, Jr.I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.231HumanityReading
William F. Buckley, Jr.Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.231ThoughtTruth
William F. Buckley, Jr.Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich. … ▶297Humanity
William F. Buckley, Jr.Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square. ✨ William F. Buckley, Jr., Patricia Bozell (2014). Happy Days… ▶3110ReadingReflection
William F. Buckley, Jr.The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana makes no sense. ✨ Biography… ▶287Humor
