Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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After one of his [Hubert Humphrey] long-winded harangues I suggested he had probably been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. He responded by saying that I would have been a great success in the movies working for Eighteenth Century-Fox.
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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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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away.
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I 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.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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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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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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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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