I catch fire and find the reserves of courage and assertiveness to speak up. When that happens I get quite carried away. My blood gets hot my brow wet I become unbearably and unconscionably sarcastic and bellicose I am girded for a total showdown.
William F. Buckley, Jr.Did you know that forty percent of the words used by Shakespeare were used by him only once?
William F. Buckley, Jr.There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.
William F. Buckley, Jr.It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
William F. Buckley, Jr.The police can't use clubs or gas or dogs. I suppose they will have to use poison ivy.
William F. Buckley, Jr.They [Theodore White and Lou Harris] took turns weeping, and finally concluded that Rockefeller got the votes of everyone in California who is a Negro, a Jew, a Mexican, and a college graduate, while Goldwater got the votes of every millionaire. Which certainly makes California the land of opportunity.
William F. Buckley, Jr.