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Garry 2022-10-08 20:06:58
Best of Enemies
It's a fascinating documentary about the debates between two distinguished and intellectual minds with directly opposite political philosophy in the era of 1960s, when the rapid popularization of television took place and started to influence the politics, society and the whole world.
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Davon 2022-10-08 16:53:13
Confidant is easy to get, but good enemy is hard to find
Compared to the best enemy, I prefer to call it the best opponent. A hand that is at another angle on the same thing or point of view is not a hostile person.
Calling opponents indicates that this is a contest of equal intelligence, a game of thinking strength, and an engine that spurs one's...
William F. Buckley
Extended Reading
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal quotes
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Christopher Hitchens: The mores of the country were going to hell. And if there was one thing William Buckley cared more about than another thing it would have been that. If we go on like this, abortion will be on-demand, women will have sex with women, the family will be over, the church won't be respected, we will be screwing in the street and frightening the horses, buggery will be legal... And if you'd said all that to Gore, he would've said, Well OK, bring it on.
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Richard Wald: ABC was the third of the three networks. It would've been fourth, but there were only three.
