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William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes

«I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.»
«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 freedom and security.»
«The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.»
Author: William F. Buckley, Jr. (Writer) | About: Government | Keywords: assertive
«I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.»
«I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.»
«The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.»
«One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.»
«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 antimusic.»
«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 of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.»
«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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