Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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In your heart you know he’s right.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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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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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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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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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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