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The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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William F. Buckley, Jr.
Age: 82 †
Born: 1925
Born: November 24
Died: 2008
Died: February 27
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New York City
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