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It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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We love your adherence to democratic principles.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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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.
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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.
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Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob.
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I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence.
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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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.
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