William F. Buckley Jr.

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born

in New York, New York, The United States

November 24, 1925

died

February 27, 2008

gender

male

genre

Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction

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William Frank Buckley, Jr. was an American author and conservative commentator. He founded the political magazine National Review in 1955, hosted 1,429 episodes of the television show Firing Line from 1966 until 1999, and was a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. His writing style was famed for its erudition, wit, and use of uncommon words.

Buckley was "arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century," according to George H. Nash, a historian of the modern American conservative movement. "For an entire generation he was the preeminent voice of American conservatism and its first great ecumenical figure." Buckley's primary intellectual achievement was to fuse traditional American political...more

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	God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1951 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving the Queen 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 1976 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miles Gone By: A Literary Biography by William F. Buckley Jr., Walter Cronkite (Introduction) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stained Glass 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1978 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who's on First: A Blackford Oakes Mystery 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1980 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from National Review 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reagan I Knew 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	See You Later Alligator: A Blackford Oakes Novel 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1985 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marco Polo, If You Can 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1981 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nearer, My God: An Autobiography of Faith 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Blackford Oakes (11 books)
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Quotes by William F. Buckley Jr.

“I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.”
― William F. Buckley Jr.

tags: hypocrisy

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

tags: liberalism, liberals, politics

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“The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana in their jeans simply makes no sense - the kindest way to put it. A sterner way to put it is that it is an outrage, an imposition on basic civil liberties and on the reasonable expenditure of social energy.”
― William F. Buckley Jr.

tags: civil-liberties, civil-rights, drug-laws, drugs, marijuana, prohibition

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