William F. Buckley Jr./Definition

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William F. Buckley Jr. [r]: (1926-2008) Among the intellectual deans of American conservatism, noted for erudite if polysyllabic expression; founder of National Review magazine and Young Americans for Freedom; cofounder of American Conservative Union; a devout Catholic, anti-Communism was his core belief and he worked with conservatives of many factions although he and Ayn Rand despised one another