We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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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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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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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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History has to judge every man who served. I don’t know how they’re going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won’t lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.
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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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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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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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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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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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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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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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