The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
BARRY GOLDWATERI understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I’d fit in perfectly.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on – after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.
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And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse – the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?
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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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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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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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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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