William F. Buckley

Quotes

• “Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national surviv...”
• “I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I hav...”
• “I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory ...”
• “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 m...”
• “I would rather be governed by the first three hundred names in the Boston telephone book than by the Faculty of Harvard ...”
• “The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.”
• “All adventure is now reactionary.”