A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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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 constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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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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I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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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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Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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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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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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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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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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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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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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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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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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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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