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William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes

William F. Buckley, Jr. quotes

American Journalist November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008

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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 in their jeans simply makes no sense - the kindest way to put it. A sterner way to put it is that it is an outrage, an imposition on basic civil liberties and on the reasonable expenditure of social energy. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "The more complicated and powerful the job, the more..."
The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "All adventure is now reactionary."
All adventure is now reactionary. William F. Buckley, Jr.
Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront..."
I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence. William F. Buckley, Jr.
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. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then..."
Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity..."
One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians. William F. Buckley, Jr.
The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house. William F. Buckley, Jr.
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. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a..."
I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "For people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of..."
For people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like. William F. Buckley, Jr.
Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is..."
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "I had much more fun criticizing than praising."
I had much more fun criticizing than praising. William F. Buckley, Jr.

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