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.
BARRY GOLDWATERPerserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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 have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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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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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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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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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’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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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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Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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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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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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