We are so concerned to flatter the majority that we lose sight of how very often it is necessary, in order to preserve freedom for the minority, let alone for the individual, to face that majority down. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
The Beatles are not merely awful. I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than that they are godawful. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
Those who suffer from the abuse of drugs have themselves to blame for it. This does not mean that society is absolved from active… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
Knee-jerk liberals and all the certified saints of sanctified humanism are quick to condemn this great and much-maligned Transylvanian statesman. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
Only government can cause inflation, preserve monopoly, and punish enterprise. — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
Marijuana is not much more difficult to obtain than beer. The reason for this is that a liquor store selling beer to a minor… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed - different plans have to be made. And the kernel here is the… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
If you had a European prime minister who experienced what we've experienced it would be expected that he would retire or resign, — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share
