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A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century

This book compiles a selection of obituaries and biographical sketches originally written by William F. Buckley Jr. for various publications, focusing on influential individuals from the twentieth century. The subjects span politics, literature, arts, and other fields, reflecting Buckley's distinctive perspective and prose style. The work offers readers a curated look at the lives and legacies of figures who shaped the modern era, presented through the lens of a conservative commentator and public intellectual. more

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William F. Buckley, Jr.
William F. Buckley, Jr.

William F. Buckley, Jr., born on November 24, 1925, and died on February 27, 2008, was a prominent American author, political commentator, and television host. Known for his conservative stance and sharp wit, Buckley was a key figure in the American conservative movement of the 20th century. more

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“It must be a source of great chagrin to those in charge to think of so many people being able to stick a stamp on a letter and drop it in a mail box without any trouble or suffering at all. They are probably working on a system this very minute, trying to devise some way in which the public can be made to fill out a blank, stand in line, consult some underling who will refer him to a superior, and then be made to black up with burned cork before they can mail a letter.”

“Although we will hate and fight the machines, we will be supplanted anyway, and rightly so, for the intelligent machines to which we will give birth may, better than we, carry on the striving toward the goal of understanding and using the Universe, climbing to heights we ourselves could never aspire to.”