Buckley: a History Changer

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Having read about 10 of his books and enjoying his many appearances on talk shows, I appreciate his uniqueness and broad scope of influence in many areas, mostly , but not exclusively, politics. I will miss him, greatly. He was my kind of man, one who could do a lot of things well, and several great.
You can tell a lot about a person not only by his friends , but also by his enemies. Buckley was one of a kind.

chris green of VA 9:35PM March 02, 2008

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"You cannot paint the Mona Lisa by assigning one dab each to a thousand painters."

Ray of NY 1:06PM February 29, 2008

Until the victory of Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley, in the 1960s and 1970s, WAS the conservative movement in the eyes of many Americans. And conservatives could not have had a better representative, reasonable, brilliant and witty.
He will be greatly missed

Jim Dickey of VA 9:00AM February 29, 2008

Buckley was an inspiration to me while in high school on the debate team, while serving in the Army in the 1980's, and in the years since. He put to words high ideals that were worth suffering and dying on behalf of. WFB began the popular growth of conservatism and rational libertarianism in America after the New Deal. He, more than all but a few, was responsible for stopping and rolling back the descent into leftwing, socialistic madness.
Buckley crafted the arguments wielded by the Goldwaters, the Reagans, and so many others to such good and great effect.
Mr Buckley, I wish I had had the opportunity to meet you. From reading so much of what you wrote, I feel comfortable in wishing Godspeed to a good friend.

johnb of NC 6:29PM February 28, 2008