We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
BARRY GOLDWATERToday 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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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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A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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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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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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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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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.
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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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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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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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