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The American gentleman.(Remembering WFB)(William F. Buckley, Jr.)(In memoriam)
BILL BUCKLEY earned a special place in history by doing the original spadework in the reconstruction of American conservatism. But to me he was much more. Looking at him as an outsider and an Englishman, I saw him as the living archetype of a certain kind of civilized American--maturely educated, refined and polished in his address, always courteous, reserved in his emotions which were nonetheless deep and powerful, with a kind heart, a fastidious sense of humor, an inbred devotion to duty, and great courage. In short, he was the epitome of the American gentleman.
It was always a reassuring pleasure to be interviewed by Bill on television, that normally acerbic and distasteful medium. For he did not use the occasion to inflate his own ego, or score points, or display the clever tricks of the trade. On the contrary: He was a self-effacing and almost invisible presence, striving skillfully and persistently to draw out of you the best of what you had to say, and to give viewers something they would remember. So often you emerge from a TV studio feeling soiled. With Bill as host, you ended the program enhanced, exhilarated, a better person.
I felt he had the same gift in running NATIONAL REVIEW. As it was largely his ...
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...a villa," said Lauren during a preview, pointing to a blue-blood type in a pale-blue pinstripe three-piece suit. Lauren not only created the clothes for this American gentleman in Italy but he also constructed the villa to matc
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...first satellite dish was sold in the UK. The vendor was the exclusive Harrods of course and the customer "an American gentleman" who paid nearly 2000 [pounds] for the 1.5 metre monstrosity. Five years later, 100 assorted European hacks...
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