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.
BARRY GOLDWATERHistory 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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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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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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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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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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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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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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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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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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