Humor and Joie de vivre   

My father did not preach in order to encourage me to become a conservative, because he knew it would not have worked. Instead, he simply made certain there were lots of copies of National Review around and thus introduced me to the writings of William F. Buckley Jr. As important as the ideas in National Review became to me, more important was the notion that one could be a conservative and retain a sense of humor and the joie de vivre that Mr. Buckley exemplified.

I allowed my National Review print subscription to lapse a few years back, retaining instead my online subscription which is more convenient for me these days. But on news of Mr. Buckley’s passing, I have just now renewed my print subscription. I have a very bright and fairly headstrong 10 year old son who I’m certain will benefit from Mr. Buckley’s legacy. My Very Best Wishes to the Buckley family and to WFB’s family at National Review.
Gary S. Rice, Solana Beach, CA

02/29 05:03 PM