"I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence." ― William F. Buckley, Jr. Topic(s): Intelligence More From William F. Buckley, Jr. "The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry." "I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University." "There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance." More In Intelligence "I feel like you don’t know if someone’s equipped for a romantic relationship until they’re out of their twenties."― Lena Dunham "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."― F. Scott Fitzgerald "The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency."― Bobby Ray Inman