Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

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.
Check all other quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Tue. 30 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/They-told-me-if-I-voted-for-1155548>.





Check out


Other quotes of William F. Buckley, Jr.


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.





Other quotes you may like


if companies are in business solely to make money, no consumer can fully trust what they do or say.

if companies are in business solely to make money, no consumer can fully trust what they do or say.



We make the patterns on the computer, but we also paint them by hand - it's a combination of digital and screen-prints. I'm trying to do as much as I can myself in the studio.

We make the patterns on the computer, but we also paint them by hand - it's a combination of digital and screen-prints. I'm trying to do as much as I can myself in the studio.



Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people.

Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people.



Anger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.

Anger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.



Books don't change people; paragraphs do, Sometimes even sentences.

Books don't change people; paragraphs do, Sometimes even sentences.



I honor the place within you where, when you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.

I honor the place within you where, when you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.



For me, my mother is everything.

For me, my mother is everything.



Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.

Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.



If there is a God, he's a great mathematician.

If there is a God, he's a great mathematician.



The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "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.". Author of this quote is William F. Buckley, Jr.. This quote is about liberty, war, vietnam, happened,.