I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
BARRY GOLDWATERHubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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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 think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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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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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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I 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.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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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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