I will offer a choice, not an echo.
BARRY GOLDWATERIt’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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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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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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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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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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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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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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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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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