I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
BARRY GOLDWATERA 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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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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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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I’ve always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.
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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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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 only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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