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William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue. To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: 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. 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.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years. Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: But is God a Yale man? But is God a Yale man?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Louis Kelso of San Francisco, a lawyer-economist, has for years felt that he has a radical answer to the problem. Louis Kelso of San Francisco, a lawyer-economist, has for years felt that he has a radical answer to the problem.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Boredom is the deadliest poison. Boredom is the deadliest poison.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: History is but the polemics of the victor. History is but the polemics of the victor.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Khrushchev murders people without regard to race, color, or creed, and therefore whatever he is guilty of, he is not guilty of discrimination? Khrushchev murders people without regard to race, color, or creed, and therefore whatever he is guilty of, he is not guilty of discrimination?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Why does baloney avoid the grinder? Why does baloney avoid the grinder?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Socialize the individual's surplus and you socialize his spirit and creativeness ... Socialize the individual's surplus and you socialize his spirit and creativeness ...
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: People are beginning to wish that the voters had been given breathometer tests when they voted in the present government. People are beginning to wish that the voters had been given breathometer tests when they voted in the present government.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The real threat, as seen by the ACLU, is that religious behavior might give secular behavior a bad name, and that is, surely, unconstitutional. The real threat, as seen by the ACLU, is that religious behavior might give secular behavior a bad name, and that is, surely, unconstitutional.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: [The] act of gratitude is nowadays is probably more often neglected than overdone. [The] act of gratitude is nowadays is probably more often neglected than overdone.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I grew up, as reported, in a large family of Catholics without even a decent ration of tentativeness among the lot of us about our religious faith. I grew up, as reported, in a large family of Catholics without even a decent ration of tentativeness among the lot of us about our religious faith.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob. I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: How can one deduce the cause of "Hamlet" or "Saint Matthew's Passion"? What is the cause of inspiration? How can one deduce the cause of "Hamlet" or "Saint Matthew's Passion"? What is the cause of inspiration?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Some of my instincts are reprehensible. Some of my instincts are reprehensible.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: 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. 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.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I would like to take you seriously but to do so would affront your intelligence. I would like to take you seriously but to do so would affront your intelligence.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard. I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The New York Times, whose editorial department sounds like Cotton Mather rewriting Eleanor Roosevelt ... The New York Times, whose editorial department sounds like Cotton Mather rewriting Eleanor Roosevelt ...
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians. One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: 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. 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.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Human progress is achieved by taking exact measurements. Human progress is achieved by taking exact measurements.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it. The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: for December 19 and for a day or two bracketing the for December 19 and for a day or two bracketing the
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop! A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: There is a man who has won the decathlon of human existence."* There is a man who has won the decathlon of human existence."*
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: We love your adherence to democratic principles. We love your adherence to democratic principles.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Industry is the enemy of melancholy Industry is the enemy of melancholy
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: All adventure is now reactionary. All adventure is now reactionary.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The Beatles are not merely awful. I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are godawful. The Beatles are not merely awful. I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are godawful.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: What was wrong with communism wasn't aberrant leadership, it was communism. What was wrong with communism wasn't aberrant leadership, it was communism.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Everything I do and say and the way I do and say it annoys me. Everything I do and say and the way I do and say it annoys me.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views. Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: One doesn't read Jane Austen; one re-reads Jane Austen. One doesn't read Jane Austen; one re-reads Jane Austen.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said. I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures. Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: 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. 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.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once? Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman. Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: If only the left hated crime as much as they hated hate. If only the left hated crime as much as they hated hate.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: She [Ayn Rand] had to declare that....altruism was despicable, that only self-interest is good and noble. (About Ayn Rand) She [Ayn Rand] had to declare that....altruism was despicable, that only self-interest is good and noble. (About Ayn Rand)
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive. Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance. There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name. As a businessman, Frank Lorenzo gives capitalism a bad name.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Enthusiasm for conservation can be fashioned into a nasty weapon for those who dislike business on general principles. Enthusiasm for conservation can be fashioned into a nasty weapon for those who dislike business on general principles.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house. The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Kennedy after all has lots of glamour - Gregory Peck with an atom bomb in his holster. Kennedy after all has lots of glamour - Gregory Peck with an atom bomb in his holster.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Only government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise. Only government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters. You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square. Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more. It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them. When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: You know, I've spent my entire life time separating the Right from the kooks. You know, I've spent my entire life time separating the Right from the kooks.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for. It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Why should any country continue, forever, to be "great"? Why should any country continue, forever, to be "great"?
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Not everything that is legal is reputable. Not everything that is legal is reputable.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: What would happen if the Communists occupied the Sahara? Answer: Nothing - for 50 years. Then there would be a shortage of sand. What would happen if the Communists occupied the Sahara? Answer: Nothing - for 50 years. Then there would be a shortage of sand.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign, If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign,
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The police can't use clubs or gas or dogs. I suppose they will have to use poison ivy. The police can't use clubs or gas or dogs. I suppose they will have to use poison ivy.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Government can't do anything for you except in proportion as it can do something to you. Government can't do anything for you except in proportion as it can do something to you.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Conservatism is the politics of reality Conservatism is the politics of reality
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: France believes in armed intervention by America only when the intervention is in France to rescue France from occupation by other powers. France believes in armed intervention by America only when the intervention is in France to rescue France from occupation by other powers.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target! It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love. The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: He [Cassius Clay] became a Black Muslim, which is a pseudo-religion for unbright neurotics who feel the need to hate all white people. He [Cassius Clay] became a Black Muslim, which is a pseudo-religion for unbright neurotics who feel the need to hate all white people.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: A society is not 'free' merely because the freedoms the people are doing away with are those they voted at the last election to do without. A society is not 'free' merely because the freedoms the people are doing away with are those they voted at the last election to do without.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Liberals don't care what you do so long as it's compulsory. Liberals don't care what you do so long as it's compulsory.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Christianity finds all its doctrines stated in the Bible, and Christianity denies no part, nor attempts to add anything to the Word of God. Christianity finds all its doctrines stated in the Bible, and Christianity denies no part, nor attempts to add anything to the Word of God.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Reagan is both too fatalistic and too modest to be a crudaser. He doesn't have that darkness around the eyes of a George McGovern. Reagan is both too fatalistic and too modest to be a crudaser. He doesn't have that darkness around the eyes of a George McGovern.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive. Following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Friendship is strengthened by ... that which ever so lightly elevates us from the trough of self-concern and self-devotion. Friendship is strengthened by ... that which ever so lightly elevates us from the trough of self-concern and self-devotion.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Norman Mailer decocts matters of the first philosophical magnitude from an examination of his own ordure, and I am not talking about his books. Norman Mailer decocts matters of the first philosophical magnitude from an examination of his own ordure, and I am not talking about his books.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: If Bach is not in Heaven, I am not going! If Bach is not in Heaven, I am not going!
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: For people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like. For people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: Nobody who's ever been to Gulag is a pacifist. Nobody who's ever been to Gulag is a pacifist.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I had much more fun criticizing than praising. I had much more fun criticizing than praising.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies. I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.
William F. Buckley Jr. quotes: I find it easier to believe in God than to believe Hamlet was deduced from the molecular structure of a mutton chop. I find it easier to believe in God than to believe Hamlet was deduced from the molecular structure of a mutton chop.

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