(June 23, 2023—revised December 21, 2023) William Rusher, a dynamic force on the American right who passed away in 2011 after decades as comrade and...
Rusher at 100: Realism for the 21st Century
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Quotes
An extensive archive of Bill Rusher’s quotes. The section is organized thematically, enabling readers to filter his thought by different themes that he discussed over the years.
“If Not Us, Who?”
If Not Us, Who? takes you on a journey into the life of William Rusher, a key player in shaping the modern conservative movement. Known for his long...
Bill’s Biography
William Rusher was an influential political strategist, commentator, and debater at the heart of the conservative movement in the second half of the...
Ideological Homogeneity Among Media Elites
"There might be something to be said for protecting the political clout exercised by today’s media elite if those wielding it constituted even an...
Goldwater’s 1964 Campaign Impact
"The importance of the 1964 campaign as a recruiting device … must not be overlooked. Most presidential campaigns are mechanical affairs, their...
Building a New Coalition
"Of course, nothing worth while is ever achieved without sacrifice, and the formation of the coalition I have described will entail losses as well...
Generational Mandate
"In the great systole and diastole of events, we are about to witness … a profound surge forward and upward, deriving its impetus from ancient and...
The Party’s Conservative Heart
"Conservatism should be the beating heart of the Republican Party, but the party must also reach out to incorporate people who are not necessarily...
Aftermath of Political Defeat
"For me personally, the most painful … aspect of the immediately ensuing weeks was a fair amount of good-natured ribbing by conservative friends …...
Buckley’s National Impact
"Bill Buckley's emergence onto the national stage … in the 1950s, and the impact of his striking personality … caused a lesion in the...
Crusading Against the New Deal
"[He] prosecuted the New Deal as though it were a criminal, piling up irresistible mountains of logic, lancing it with swift strokes of sarcastic...