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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.

Barry Goldwater

History 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.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Judging Men Sleep
Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Facts Fallen Fascinate Mistress
I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Government Little Mean
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Atheism Christian Thinking
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.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Freedom Religious Views
To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Conservative Patriotic War
When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Dead Desire Dream Politician Wish
Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Gay Julius Military
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 GOLDWATER

Long Men Opportunity
We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Inspirational Return Way
It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Demagogues Despotism Political
The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Diplomats Doe Succeed
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.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Environment People Stronger
Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Art Freedom Order
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.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Men Unexperience Useful War
I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Aim Law Welfare

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