My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
BARRY GOLDWATERIn your heart you know he’s right.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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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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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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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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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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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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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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I think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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