You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?
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I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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