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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


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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.



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.

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.



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.



The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.



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.

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.



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.

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.



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.

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.



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.



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.



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.





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We Americans, in most states at least, have not yet experienced a bear-less, eagle-less, cat- less, wolf-less woods. Germany strove for maximum yields of both timber and game and got neither.

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Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?

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David Fincher is one of the best directors I know, so I'm really curious to see it. Really curious, and I want to hear Daniel have the Swedish accent.

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Where it is a general rule that it is wrong to gratify lovers, this can be attributed to the defects of those who make that rule: the government's lust for rule and the subjects' cowardice.

Where it is a general rule that it is wrong to gratify lovers, this can be attributed to the defects of those who make that rule: the government's lust for rule and the subjects' cowardice.



If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.

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Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain.

Personalities and fame pass; the revolution must remain.




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