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19 quotes by James L. Buckley

James Lane Buckley (born March 9, 1923) is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously served as a United States Senator from the state of New York as a member of the Conservative Party of New York from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977. He was vice president and director of the Catawba Corporation from 1953 to 1970, and also served as Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance...
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Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to... →

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In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to the degree that officeholders continue to believe that they cannot... →

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This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to encourage... →

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They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the... →

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What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.

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The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own campaigns because of the rather reasonable presumption that... →

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As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First Amendment, but it accepted the $1,000 limit on individual... →

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The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for... →

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What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do not divide along... →

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In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard.

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It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some... →

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Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the public mind with... →

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Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.

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