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William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes: All that is good is not embodied in the law; and all that is evil is not proscribed by the law. A well-disciplined society needs few laws; but it needs strong mores.
         

All that is good is not embodied in the law; and all that is evil is not proscribed by the law. A well-disciplined society needs few laws; but it needs strong mores.


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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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I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.



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The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.



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