Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
BARRY GOLDWATERCan 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?
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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We now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. “L.B.J.” should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.
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While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
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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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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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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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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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