A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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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Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.
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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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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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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on – after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.
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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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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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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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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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