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.
BARRY GOLDWATERTo insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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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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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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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’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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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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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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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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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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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States’ Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a ‘general assumption’ but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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