I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
BARRY GOLDWATERYou don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
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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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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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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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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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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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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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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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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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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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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