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.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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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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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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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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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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