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William F. Buckley, Jr. Quotes

William F. Buckley, Jr. quotes about words

American Journalist November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008

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my beloved Eudosia [a member of Buckley's household staff], who is Cuban, very large, quite old, and altogether superstitious, and speaks only a word or two of English (even though she has been with us for 19 years), is quite certain that the gentleman who raped the 16-year-old girl in New Caanan three years ago and escaped has successfully eluded the police only because of his resourceful determination to ravage Eudosia before he dies. Accordingly she demanded, and I gave her, a shotgun,... William F. Buckley, Jr.
Our political economy and our high-energy industry run on large, general principles, on ideas? not by day-to-day guess work, expedients and improvisations. Ideas have to go into exchange to become or remain operative; and the medium of such exchange is the printed word. William F. Buckley, Jr.
There will be no legacy for Mr. Bush. I don't believe hissuccessor would re-enunciate the words he used in hissecond inaugural address because they were too ambitious.So therefore I think his legacy is indecipherable. William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr. quote: "I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word "fair"..."
I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word "fair" in connection with income tax policies. William F. Buckley, Jr.

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