The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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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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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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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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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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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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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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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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I 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.’
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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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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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