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.

Quote by William F Buckley

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You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and...

You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and...

Norman Mailer decocts matters of the first philosophical magnitude from an examination of his own...

Norman Mailer decocts matters of the first philosophical magnitude from an examination of his own...

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes...

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes...

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.

No one sex can govern alone. I believe that one of the reasons why civilization...

No one sex can govern alone. I believe that one of the reasons why civilization...

In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a...

In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a...

You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.

You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

Government under democracy is thus government by orgy, almost by orgasm.

Government under democracy is thus government by orgy, almost by orgasm.

You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for the government.

You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for the government.

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to...

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to...

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals....

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood; but...