I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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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I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?
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I think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
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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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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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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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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.
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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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I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I’d fit in perfectly.
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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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