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Barry Goldwater

The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Conservative Man Slavery
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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Men Philosophy Spiritual
To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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Anger Communication Manner
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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Mind Shaving Cream Two
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.
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Political Politics Today
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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Cutting Fighting Government
I think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.
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Peace Thinking War
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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Commitment Meaningful Party
I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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Business Men Thinking
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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Benefits Earning People
Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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Long Men Opportunity
We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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Giving Rifles Sex
To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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Discovery Essentials Mind
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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Atheism Christian Thinking
Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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Federation Nation Party Republican
I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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Hard Work Most Risk Underdog
Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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Force Integration Segregation Wrong
The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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Criminal Government Political
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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Civilization Country Government
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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Abortion Decision Religious
Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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Disagree Observation
Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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Chief Instrument Liberty Men
Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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Flying Men Pilot
I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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Choices Echoes Inspiring
It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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Country Growing Political Up
I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it’s somebody else’s secretary, fine.
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Business Men Stupid
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 Marriage Wife

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