Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATERI do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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.
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
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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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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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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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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.
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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 have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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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.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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