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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.


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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.



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Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.



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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.



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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.

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.



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When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.





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