My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
BARRY GOLDWATERI 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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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 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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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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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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Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.
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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 some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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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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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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