“ 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… William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ She [Ayn Rand] had to declare that....altruism was despicable, that only self-interest is good and noble. (About Ayn Rand) William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said. 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.
“ 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.
“ To buy very good wine nowadays requires only money. To serve it to your guests is a sign of fatigue. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ For people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out. William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ [Professor Greene's] reaction to GAMAY, as published in the Yale Daily News, fairly took one's breath away. He fondled the word "fascist" as though he had come up with a Dead Sea Scroll vouchsafing th… William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ We find that in the absence of demonstrable truth, the best we can do is to exercise the greatest diligence, humility, insight, intelligence, and industry in trying to arrive at the nearest values to… William F. Buckley, Jr.
“ I believe that the duel between Christianity and atheism is the most important in the world. I further believe that the struggle between individualism and collectivism is the same struggle reproduced… William F. Buckley, Jr.
