There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
BARRY GOLDWATERIt is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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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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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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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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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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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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I think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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Conservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man’s spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,— in the name of a concern for “human beings”— regard the satisfaction of economic wants as the dominant mission of society.
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