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?
BARRY GOLDWATERI 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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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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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of 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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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Conservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man’s spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,— in the name of a concern for “human beings”— regard the satisfaction of economic wants as the dominant mission of society.
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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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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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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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