It’s sad to see a great mind pass “Wm. F. Buckley, 1925-2008,” Editorial, Feb. 28).

We’ll miss you, William F. Buckley.

Brenda Campo

Manhattan

Very few people are prophets in their own time. Buckley was one of the chosen who lived to see fulfillment of his dreams.

It’s the dreamers who change the course of destiny, and Buckley indeed changed the course of our body politic, for when he started National Review, the conservative movement was considered a joke

Liberals aren’t laughing anymore.

Gary Schwartz

Fort Lee, NJ

I cannot count the number of nights I spent laying awake debating Buckley in my imagination.

For many who grew up in the ’60s, he was a beacon of intellect shining through the darkness of a bankrupt culture.

Unlike the hatemongers of today who lay claim to his legacy, he was not motivated by self-interest but rather by the preservation of man’s most valuable asset, his ability to reason.

Goodbye, Bill. I’m sorry that we never had that debate. It would have been a doozy.

Ken Drexler

North Woodmere

Although I did not agree with his politics, I loved hearing Buckley speak.

His command of the English language was second to none, and his debates with Gore Vidal are legendary.

Buckley’s passing is a linguistic loss.

Paul Taylor

San Francisco

Though he seldom eschewed obfuscation and was often pedantic, the erudite Buckley nonetheless towered above the feckless coterie of nattering nabobs.

His ratiocinative disputations stood alone atop the apex of intellectual discourse.

Tom Goetz

Manhattan

The passing of Buckley is a great loss to the journalistic community and to America in general.

Don’t worry, Bill. They have pencils in heaven.

Bill Weiss

Massapequa Park

On the day following the passing of a brilliant, erudite man of grace, charm, dignity and wit, who arguably has had a greater impact than any other individual on the history of ideas in this country during the past half century, the front and back covers of The Post featured a disgraced former athlete.

Buckley deserves better treatment from his friends.

William J. McMorris

Wilton, Conn.