I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The best thing Clinton could do — I think I wrote him a letter about this, but I’m not sure — is to shut up. Every time I turn that radio on, there’s Clinton, making a speech. And he makes speeches on a subject he doesn’t know anything about. He has no discipline.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.
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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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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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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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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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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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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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