When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
BARRY GOLDWATERI have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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None of us here in Washington knows all or even half of the answers … If you love your country, don’t depend on handouts from Washington for your information. If you cherish your freedom, don’t leave it all up to big government.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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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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I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it’s somebody else’s secretary, fine.
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The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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