I won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe 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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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse – the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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