You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
BARRY GOLDWATERWithout the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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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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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit
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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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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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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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None of us here in Washington knows all or even half of the answers … If you love your country, don’t depend on handouts from Washington for your information. If you cherish your freedom, don’t leave it all up to big government.
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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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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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