Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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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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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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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While 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.
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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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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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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on – after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.
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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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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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