William F. Buckley, R.I.P.

Some called him the Father of Modern Conservatism. William F. Buckley passed away last week. TSO has been following his life and times with some wonderful posts on his blog that are well worth reading.

I thought I’d give my tribute with some quotes that I think showed the wit, wisdom and humor of this great gentleman.

“It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.”

“It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!”

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

“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”

“I get satisfaction of three kinds. One is creating something, one is being paid for it and one is the feeling that I haven’t just been sitting on my ass all afternoon.”

“I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word “fair” in connection with income tax policies.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Life can’t be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years.”

“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.”

“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 must want her, and seek her out.”

“I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth”

“All that is good is not embodied in the law; and all that is evil is not proscribed by the law. A well-disciplined society needs few laws; but it needs strong mores”

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