Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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The best thing Clinton could do — I think I wrote him a letter about this, but I’m not sure — is to shut up. Every time I turn that radio on, there’s Clinton, making a speech. And he makes speeches on a subject he doesn’t know anything about. He has no discipline.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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We now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. “L.B.J.” should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.
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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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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 am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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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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