A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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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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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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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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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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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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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.
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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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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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 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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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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