I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
BARRY GOLDWATERWhile I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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I think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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History has to judge every man who served. I don’t know how they’re going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won’t lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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