I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to conclude that it is more important for your constituents that…

- James L. Buckley

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.

- James L. Buckley

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the p…

- James L. Buckley

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do not divide along conv…

- James L. Buckley

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest, have succeeded in equating reform in the public mind with…

- James L. Buckley

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard.

- James L. Buckley

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the …

- James L. Buckley

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to what is really involved in the ongoing controversy over cam…

- James L. Buckley

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to encourage …

- James L. Buckley