Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
BARRY GOLDWATERIf 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
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
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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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In your heart you know he’s right.
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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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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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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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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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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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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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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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