Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATERIt’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
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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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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
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