I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard University faculty.

William F. Buckley

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Buckley, William F., Jr. Quoted in "William F. Buckley, Jr.: Portrait of a Complainer." Interviewed by Dan Wakefield. Esquire Magazine, Jan. 1961.

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A quote by William F. Buckley about experts: “I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the telephone…”

A quote by William F. Buckley about experts: “I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the telephone…”

A quote by William F. Buckley about experts: “I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the telephone…”