Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Louis Kelso of San Francisco, a lawyer-economist, has for years felt that he has a radical answer to the problem.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Age: 82 †
Born: 1925
Born: November 24
Died: 2008
Died: February 27
Journalist
Novelist
Politician
Television Presenter
Writer
New York City
New York
William F. Buckley Jr.
William Frank Buckley Jr.
William Frank Buckley
Jr.
William Frank Buckley
Kelso
Answers
Francisco
Economy
Louis
Politics
Economist
Felt
Liberalism
Problem
Lawyer
Years
Radical
Answer
More quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.
The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
A relatively small and eternally quarrelsome country in Western Europe, fountainhead of rationalist political manias, militarily impotent, historically inglorious during the past century, democratically bankrupt, Communist-infiltrated from top to bottom.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Conservatism is the tacit acknowledgement that all that is finally important in human experience is behind us that the crucial explorations have been undertaken, and that it is given to man to know what are the great truths that emerged from them.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Some of my instincts are reprehensible.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Christianity finds all its doctrines stated in the Bible, and Christianity denies no part, nor attempts to add anything to the Word of God.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
France believes in armed intervention by America only when the intervention is in France to rescue France from occupation by other powers.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
The police can't use clubs or gas or dogs. I suppose they will have to use poison ivy.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
...following Mrs. Roosevelt in search of irrationality was like following a burning fuse in search of an explosive.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
If Bach is not in Heaven, I am not going!
William F. Buckley, Jr.
One doesn't read Jane Austen one re-reads Jane Austen.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Stick me in a confessional and ask the question: Sir, if you had the authority, would you forbid smoking in America? You'd get a solemn and contrite, Yes.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once?
William F. Buckley, Jr.
All adventure is now reactionary.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana makes no sense.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Life can't be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Friendship is strengthened by...that which ever so lightly elevates us from the trough of self-concern and self-devotion.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
Mr. Rockefeller is due to entertain munificently at breakfast, and make his pitch. My advice to one invited guest was: Order caviar, and then say No.
William F. Buckley, Jr.