This story is archived
Conservative Writer William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82 »
Posted by: IcCaRus 1 year, 10 months agoWilliam F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.
Read Full Story at foxnews.com »
This Story is Archived and Commenting is Closed
Comments: 216
-
IcCaRus
Feb. 27, 2008, 12:10 p.m.FTA: "Editor, columnist, novelist, debater, TV talk show star of "Firing Line," harpsichordist, trans-oceanic sailor and even a good-natured loser in a New York mayor's race, Buckley worked at a daunting pace, taking as little as 20 minutes to write a column for his magazine, the National Review."
-
-
Locky12Comment has been removed: Spammer, Abusive
-
Bkumm
Feb. 27, 2008, 12:31 p.m.That's too bad. I disagreed with his ideas, but it's sad to hear that anyone is dead.
Condolences to his family.
-
Poulenc
Feb. 27, 2008, 12:39 p.m.One of those folks who created a persona that sold (or didn't!) the product and vice versa.
-
-
chevydog
Feb. 27, 2008, 12:52 p.m.RIP Bill. I did not always agree with him; but he knew how to make points with class, humor, and intellect. These are sadly missing in too many "conservative" commentators these days.
-
1-2-Oscar
Feb. 27, 2008, 3:09 p.m.And the closest the left has come is Al Franken. And he's not even from the same galaxy.
-
lovermanComment has been removed: Retracted by user
-
Obaku
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:05 p.m.The first statement of principles of the modern conservative movement, adopted at the home of early ACU supporter William F. Buckley, Jr., and authored by former ACU Chairman M. Stanton Evans.
Adopted in conference at Sharon, Connecticut, on 11 September 1960.
IN THIS TIME of moral and political crises, it is the responsibility of the youth of America to affirm certain eternal truths.
WE, as young conservatives believe:
THAT foremost among the transcendent values is the individual's use of his God-give free will, whence derives his right to be free from the restrictions of arbitrary force;
THAT liberty is indivisible, and that political freedom cannot long exist without economic freedom;
THAT the purpose of government is to protect those freedoms through the preservation of internal order, the provision of national defense, and the administration of justice;
-
Obaku
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:06 p.m.THAT when government ventures beyond these rightful functions, it accumulates power, which tends to diminish order and liberty;
THAT the Constitution of the United States is the best arrangement yet devised for empowering government to fulfill its proper role, while restraining it from the concentration and abuse of power;
THAT the genius of the Constitution - the division of powers - is summed up in the clause that reserves primacy to the several states, or to the people in those spheres not specifically delegated to the Federal government;
THAT the market economy, allocating resources by the free play of supply and demand, is the single economic system compatible with the requirements of personal freedom and constitutional government, and that it is at the same time the most productive supplier of human needs;
-
Obaku
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:06 p.m.THAT when government interferes with the work of the market economy, it tends to reduce the moral and physical strength of the nation, that when it takes from one to bestow on another, it diminishes the incentive of the first, the integrity of the second, and the moral autonomy of both;
THAT we will be free only so long as the national sovereignty of the United States is secure; that history shows periods of freedom are rare, and can exist only when free citizens concertedly defend their rights against all enemies, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC;
THAT American foreign policy must be judged by this criterion: does it serve the just interests of the United States?
-
-
IcCaRus
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:26 p.m.also FTA:
"Yet on the platform he was all handsome, reptilian languor, flexing his imposing vocabulary ever so slowly, accenting each point with an arched brow or rolling tongue and savoring an opponent's discomfort with wide-eyed glee."
THATS what i remember about him. whoever he was debating, no matter what their stature, he always seemed to intimidate them.
-
Shadowolf
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:30 p.m....also, his opponents were never sure when he was serious or punning them unmercifully...Hell, I'm not sure HE knew...
-
Bovver
Feb. 27, 2008, 1:53 p.m.Certainly the passing of Mr. Buckley is a sorrowful event but the real tragedy is his abandonment of genuine Burkian style conservatism and the transformation of the Nation Review into just another neo-con rag.
-
AntiNeoCon
Feb. 27, 2008, 2:12 p.m.Agree or not, he was a great speaker and intellect. Too bad todays conservatives aren't as brilliant. RIP Sir...
-
-
Poulenc
Feb. 27, 2008, 2:49 p.m."...THAT when government interferes with the work of the market economy, it tends to reduce the moral and physical strength of the nation, that when it takes from one to bestow on another, it diminishes the incentive of the first, the integrity of the second, and the moral autonomy of both..."
Ah! The worm in the rose! Or should I say, the cancer in the cig....
-
Poulenc
Feb. 27, 2008, 3 p.m.Ah, Joe, putting aside your rather unfortunate turn of phrase, may I propose Mr. Vidal? Or even Mr. Kempton?
-
walden3
Feb. 27, 2008, 3:05 p.m.Where does someone pick up an accent like he had? It's so patrician as if the Buckley's have been part of the ruling class for 800 years.
The first 199 comments are shown. Show all 216 comments »
Submit a Story
Advertisement
