The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
BARRY GOLDWATERI thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: ‘We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.’
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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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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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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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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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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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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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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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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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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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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A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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Today 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.
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Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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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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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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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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If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit
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