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.Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.
William F. Buckley, Jr.Treatment is not now available for almost half of those who would benefit from it. Yet we are willing to build more and more jails in which to isolate drug users even though at one-seventh the cost of building and maintaining jail space and pursuing, detaining, and prosecuting the drug user, we could subsidize commensurately effective medical care and psychological treatment.
William F. Buckley, Jr.