William Francis Buckley Quotes
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One doesn't read Jane Austen; one re-reads Jane Austen.
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The Beatles are not merely awful. They are so unbelievably horrible, so appallingly unmusical, so dogmatically insensitive to the magic of the art, that they qualify as crowned heads of anti-music.
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[The] act of gratitude is nowadays is probably more often neglected than overdone.
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Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.
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If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign.
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Professor Galbraith is horrified by the number of Americans who have bought cars with tail fins on them, and I am horrified by the number of Americans who take seriously the proposals of Mr. Galbraith.
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To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.
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Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar, and then say No.
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Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.
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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 conservative.
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...following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive.
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A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.
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Marijuana is not much more difficult to obtain than beer. The reason for this is that a liquor store selling beer to a minor stands to lose its liquor license. Marijuana salesmen don't have expensive overheads, and so are not easily punished.
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One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.
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Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman.
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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
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Bobby Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller are having a row, ostensibly over the plight of New York's mentally retarded, a loose definition of which would include everyone in New York who voted for Bobby Kennedy or Nelson Rockefeller.
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You know, I’ve spent my entire life time separating the Right from the kooks.
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Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square.
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I had much more fun criticizing than praising.
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A capitalist is someone who derives a substantial share of his income from his equity in producing companies. On this scale the figures are discouraging. Approximately ninety percent of the capital of this country is owned by five or less percent of the American people.
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The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.
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Socialize the individual's surplus and you socialize his spirit and creativeness.
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We are, always, reminded of the old saw: What would happen if the Soviet Union took over the Sahara Desert? Answer: Nothing for 50 years. After that there would be a shortage of sand.